Beneath The Bleeding by Val McDermidMy rating: 3 of 5 stars As I said in an another review, […]
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In Gate of Tears I forecast the growth of the Chinese blue water naval capability. OK, it was […]
Another new Aircraft Carrier for China
Beam me up Scotty! There must be something in the water here – they will surely fail as […]
Non-competitive rugby!
This story in Physics World made me laugh! A most curious thing is the quantum Cheshire cat.(Courtesy: iStockphoto/koffeezilla)/physicsworld.com […]
Quantum Cheshire Cat spotted in Grenoble!
Well, on Earth, actually. In Gate of Tears I wrote about extremophiles and how they could be used […]
Life on Mars
It’s amazing how music just gets your feet tapping! I first heard this many, many years ago – […]
Deliverance – Duelling Banjos
A Wanted Man by Lee ChildMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve read nearly all the Jack Reacher […]
Automorphic Numbers – another Reacher Lesson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown My rating: […]
Wounded Knee
A few people have asked me why I’ve been so quiet over the last year. Well, the life […]
What’s been happening?
Long Time Coming by Robert GoddardMy rating: 4 of 5 stars One of the pleasures of reading is […]
Long Time Coming
Over the last year I’ve taken on a couple of ghost writing projects. This week I heard that […]
Ghost Writing – Dark Secrets
Today wasn’t typical, but not far off average – except for the weather. Yesterday’s gale had abated some, […]
How Weird was Your Day?
Somebody emailed me the other day and said that he wanted to start writing but was unsure whether […]
Writing: Where to Start
I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that style is easy to recognise but difficult to define. […]
What is Writing Style?
This can be a nightmare to do – some of the tips require creating and text editing of […]
Kindle Conversion with toc.ncx – the Easy Way!
Last week the twilight was enchanting (see previous post). This week, the end of the day looks quite […]
Another Friday, Another Sunset…
As I don’t right now have anyone to share this with, you get lucky – and I get […]
Sardinian Twilight
There I was just walking through the marina when…something wriggled across in front of me. Lo, I couldn’t […]
Double take – ’twas a Snake!
After more than a year, I finally departed Sicily to investigate the delights of Sardinia. I sailed from […]
Goodbye Sicily, hello Sardinia
At long last I’ve received the proof for Susan’s Brother. Just a few last minute interior edits and […]
Susan’s Brother – Proof
According to Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky Lab, “Stuxnet and Duqu belonged to a single chain of attacks, […]
