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  The new Magali Rousseau mystery is out. Cash in Carry, number 2 in the series. Now some of you might be thinking, ‘What? Doesn’t… Read More »Magali and the kidnappers

  This year’s Book a Break short story competition was the third. And the last. The competition won’t be held again. As a competition, it… Read More »End of the Competition

We don’t have a lot on our walls. The older I get, the more I appreciate whiteness, emptiness, the serenity of a blank surface where… Read More »What’s in a picture?

On the whole, compared to novels, short stories don’t sell well. That’s because we like to get absorbed in a story, and the shorter it… Read More »Anthology Ahoy!

Is Sephora overrated? Can a tagine be sad? What’s at the bottom of the well? To these and other questions, you’ll find the answer in… Read More »Second Taste

writingandwelness.com Among the many writing ideas I have is one about death, specifically my own. Ideally, I’d write it after the actual event, which would… Read More »A Dead Brilliant Idea

I read Jo Nesbo’s Police not long ago. It wasn’t a barrel of laughs. Of course, you wouldn’t pick up a Jo Nesbo as you… Read More »The Dark, The Cosy and The Giveaway

The results are in! Below is the judge’s report from Sherry Morris, last year’s winner, who kindly took it upon herself to handle the final… Read More »Book a Break short story competition results

I should be revising Mystery Manor, book 3 in the Magali Rousseau series. And I am, a little, but since I’m travelling in India, the… Read More »Samuel’s Smile

Many thanks to all who submitted stories to this year’s Book a Break short story competition. The number of submissions is considerably lower than previous… Read More »The Book a Break 2018