Category Archives: Books

Laying a trail…

I pulled the camper-van into the parking spot and woke my companion. While he set about making coffee in the snazzy little kitchen, I rummaged in the storage compartment for the tool kit and another sign. We had done well … Continue reading

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Something in the air? And three books by Alan Richardson

It was a surprise, said author Alan Richardson, to see her pop up on my Facebook page. He had just released a book about her… and we had just spent a weekend delving into the story of Gilgamesh, a ruler … Continue reading

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Touching the Sun ~ A new book from Steve Tanham

“The sun is always an adequate symbol for the Light of Lights…” A.K. Coomaraswamy In this collection of mystical poems, Steve Tanham, founding director of the Silent Eye, explores his personal relationship between the soul and the sun. Plotting its … Continue reading

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Guest author: Sarah Beth Goncarova ~ Harnessing Light

I often feel a desire to stop, or at least slow down. And I know I am not alone in this. So many friends are taking themselves off of social media, even those who a year ago, were totally addicted, … Continue reading

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Contrary Appearances…

* Most traditional mythologies, the world over, treat of a ‘Divine Brew’ or intoxicant. * The Greek Gods and Godesses had their ‘Ambrosia’, The Vedic Indian Divinities their ‘Soma’, and so on… * In many instances this liquid, for such … Continue reading

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Introducing The Old Gilt Clock ~ Paulette Mahurin

Reblogged from Paulette Mahurin at The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap: I’m very pleased to announce the release of my latest book, The Old Gilt Clock. As all profits from my books go to help get dogs out of kill shelters … Continue reading

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A sack of Jack…

* “To approach each and every situation with an agenda, hidden or otherwise, is to be as far removed from ‘the now’, as it is possible to get.” * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Reflections…

* The single note to a symphony. A fracture to the form. One outcome amid a range of possibilities. * How the variation chases the theme, and each colour its true hue… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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When did you last check your Amazon Author Page?

It has been an interesting week. Having just published Ani’s latest collection,  ‘Doggerel‘, reissued her ‘Notes from a Small Dog‘ and published a new edition of my fantasy, ‘Swords of Destiny‘, I did something I seldom think to do, I … Continue reading

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Field of Nine…

* Why is the Octave so important? * Because it is simultaneously both the end of one thing, and the beginning of another.” * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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