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Flics and Flicks

‘And the police?’ asked Antoine. ‘Who’s in charge? We’re deep in gendarme territory here.’ To someone not French, that might seem a little opaque. Gendarme territory? What’s that? Well, actually, it’s simple: in France, you… Flics and Flicks

The iWitness

They wrap around your eyes like welders’ goggles, letting in no light except what gets through the lenses, which must be half an inch thick. What you see is a murky brown blur, but  that’s… The iWitness

Zapping the typo

If you’ve written a book, a good tip, which I generally ignore, is to read it backwards. After all, readers can be strange, so it’s not a bad idea to check that it’s just as good… Zapping the typo

Agent to Zanzibar

From literary agent Sydney Lushpile to Jambiani Beach in Zanzibar, April was a little hectic on the blogging front. But thanks to some advance planning, I completed the A to Z challenge, so here, as… Agent to Zanzibar

Z is for Zanzibar

Number 26 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. The tide at Jambiani, Zanzibar, withdraws for half a mile, revealing a vast expanse of beach.… Z is for Zanzibar

X is for Xylbaaal

Number 24 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. X, of course, is the difficult one. How many xylophones, I wonder, among the blogs of… X is for Xylbaaal