Last year, a lot of things happened. First, our lives were changed by the Coronavirus and then I moved back to the UK with my daughter in the middle of the pandemic. When I lost my job due to the pandemic, I focused on my writing full-time. I knew I never wanted to do anything… Continue reading Resurrection
Original: https://blog.sheswanderful.com/i-had-to-leave-germany-to-be-considered-german/ In Germany, there are shops that are called “Lotto Toto Laden” which are basically lottery retailers that also sell newspapers, magazines, sweets, and tobacco. One day, I was hanging out with a friend and we went there to get some sweets. The minute we walked through the door, a customer’s dog started barking… Continue reading Reblog: I had to leave Germany to be considered German
I have a confession to make. I don’t know what you look like anymore. It’s like the curtain’s closed and covering your features now. Not blacked out, greyed out more so and - I can summon your face, but the lines! The oh so dear hard lines are softening. I actually wish they were. Tsk!Your face is behind that curtain and… Continue reading Confession
I’ve been back from Europe for a week now, and I’m struggling to get the blogging routine re-started. Then I began to wonder how much of a priority that was anyways. I have ideas for other writing projects. Working part-time, being a mum, managing a blog and working on a WIP… honestly, it’s hard to… Continue reading Like a well-oiled machine or a mechanistic way of life
I was going to write an article about feminists that inspire me, but I've covered that already for International Women’s Day, see here. There’s a character who’s been a great friend of mine since childhood. I remember what I did to celebrate when I wrote my first novel – I watched Pippi Longstocking. The theme… Continue reading Pippi Longstocking – my shero since I was little or “There isn’t room enough for my whole horse on that little snip of paper.”
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