Category Archives: Books

Guest Author: D. E. Haggerty – Coffee is Godlike

Friends, including my nerdy boss and whacky baker buddy from Callie’s Cakes, claim I’m totally addicted to coffee. Although I’m not as dependent on the drink as they claim – I love a chocolate cupcake smothered in buttercream frosting goodness … Continue reading

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Never Go Back… Stuart France

* The first thing to remark, apart from the increased Avian Activity Quotient… Was, the difference an hour makes. * * Was it simply the movement of the sun? The progress of the day… Or had the site responded to … Continue reading

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Guest Author: David J. Robertson – In the Doghouse

She is always having guests over… so I thought it was about time I had one too…someone who appreciates the finer points of canine literacy. He’s even a finalist in the People’s Book Prize telling Misty’s story. My two-legs needs … Continue reading

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Amateur dramatics – Tallis Steelyard

The turn of the year always brings memories. You think back across the years and remember the people who are no longer with us. For me the end of the year is largely focussed around the Society of Minor Poets. … Continue reading

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Guest Author: G. Michael Vasey – I Made an Album!

G. Michael Vasey is an old friend, met once and known for years. It was with Gary that the Mystical Hexagram was written. He is a well known writer in his professional field and a poet. He released his first … Continue reading

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How the Krampus stole Christmas: DON’T TOUCH, a holiday tale ahead of its (Yule) time! #FantasyThriller #humor

As if a giant bearded fat guy who wants you to sit on his lap isn’t scary enough… [image credit: How a small devil keeps children well behaved in Austria] I think every child who likes fairy tales is a tiny … Continue reading

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New release! The Spirit Well – Legends of Windemere by Charles E. Yallowitz

Return to Windemere in THE SPIRIT WELL! Born from the light and darkness, Dariana can no longer avoid her fate. The final corrupted temple stands between the champions and Baron Kernaghan having their great battle. Only one problem: the Compass … Continue reading

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Guest Author – Dianne Noble: A love-affair with India

The first time I visited India I was ten years old, flying back to England with my parents and brothers after a three year tour in Singapore. Our RAF Hermes plane took almost three days, stopping in several countries to … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent – the mince pie mystery

Dear Santa, We’ve sort of established that human two-legses are weird, right? Well, what about this whole mince pie thing they do every Christmas? “I’ll have to make some mince pies,” she says. My ears pricked up at that!In my … Continue reading

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Guest author – Helen Jones: Voices In The Land

Meet Helen Jones, author of The Ambeth Chronicles, a YA fantasy series– Oak and Mist ,  No Quarter and Hills and Valleys. We’ve all been to places where the land speaks to us. Places of great harmony, where the air … Continue reading

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