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Blog#119 – I Don’t Have to Believe it Anymore

Blog#119 – I Don’t Have to Believe it Anymore

Dear Readers, Thanks for accepting the invitation to spend a few minutes with my writing today. I appreciate you’re busy, so it’s an honour that you chose me right now. Since the hugely successful launch party that I hosted to celebrate my debut novel on September 12,...

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Blog#118 – Life Already Happening

Blog#118 – Life Already Happening

Dear Readers, The excitement that has been building around the forthcoming launch of my debut novel was shaken out of me a little last week when I experienced a health scare. After being sent to the emergency department by my GP because of a concern about ongoing...

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Blog#117 – Full Circle

Blog#117 – Full Circle

Dear Readers, Every now and then life quietly joins two moments separated by decades. Last week, that happened to me. Thirty years ago, I took a sabbatical from my demanding career in London to volunteer at an orphanage in the hills of Santa Teresa above Rio de...

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Blog#116 – The Gift I Gave Myself at Sixty

Blog#116 – The Gift I Gave Myself at Sixty

Dear Readers, Thank you for the wonderfully supportive responses to my recent letter seeking Founding Readers for my debut novel, In a Different Light. Some of you will have received your advance copy by now, and I truly hope with all my heart that you enjoy the...

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Blog#115 – The Room Without a Roof

Blog#115 – The Room Without a Roof

Dear Readers, It’s been a hectic couple of weeks since I last wrote. Nine months ago, a freak tornado tore the roof off our holiday home. At the time, I was taking a break from writing my blog. Life was busy, my novel demanded every spare moment, and to be honest, I...

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Blog#114 – The Courage to Begin Again

Blog#114 – The Courage to Begin Again

Dear Readers, Before you read my latest blog, I want to take a moment to thank those of you who have been reading these blogs over the years. It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years already since the first one. What started as a way of making sense of my own life...

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