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…May was the hottest May since records began in Jerez de la Frontera, June was the hottest June and now July is sizzling too. Temperatures in the high thirties are tolerable, but if it hits the forties the city becomes semi-nocturnal. By lunch-time … Continue reading
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One of the best things about being a writer is meeting some interesting, engaging and really nice people. I have met more writers since I became an author than in the whole of my life until this point. It’s hardly surprising, … Continue reading
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Yesterday was Ladies Day at Sandown Park Racecourse in the salubrious, not-quite-London suburb of Esher ( Great South Western trains approx. 20 minutes from Waterloo ). The sun shone kindly on a few thousand race goers, many dressed to the … Continue reading
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This week I am working hard on The Story Bazaar’s next publication, an adventure story provisionally entitled ‘On the Frontier’. It’s set in 1264 in the Spanish region of Andalucia, or Al Andalus, and is the first in a planned series. … Continue reading
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Every village has its fete. In my book, ‘The Village’, the story for July is entitled ‘The Summer Fete’ and my fictional version, while perhaps more steeped in dastardly doings than most, is also in many ways typical. For tradition demands that village fetes follow … Continue reading
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