As a writer, I sometimes have doubts whether it’s all worth it — especially when I’m spending hours in a world of creativity, instead of spending precious time with my family (thankfully, they all und...

I can’t believe it’s the beginning of a new year already!

When I sit and think what I would like to achieve this year, the quiet pondering morphs into mild anxiety when I think about the time it wil...

Happy 1st Birthday Bitter Pill

Today is the first anniversary of Bitter Pill’s publication. I am truly amazed at how fast this year has flown by, and it seems fitting to write a post about the journ...

An unusual Playroom in the Loire Valley!

Today I am sitting comfortably on a deeply sprung, worn leather chair in the playroom of a holiday home in the Loire Valley.
Outside, my grandchildren are sp...