Road Dahl was one of the iconic figures and lasting voices of my childhood. And so in honour of what would have been his 102nd Birthday, here are some excellent quotes from the master author himself.
(Belated) Happy Roald Dahl Day!
The Words
They're just there. For as long as I remember their low murmur has been there in the deep parts of my mind, trickling down the back of my throat so that I can't quite taste them. My hands know what my tongue can't reach. They learned to form the letters like a printing press so … Continue reading The Words
And Another One (Leibster Award)
And another one. In this post I answer eleven questions from Grace at Proclaiming His Excellencies. She was kind enough to tag me for the Leibster Award.
3 Tips for Civility on Social Media
The company I work for recently published a review of Jordan B. Peterson's Twelve Rules for Life on their blog. My knee-jerk reaction when the file arrived was to put it in the Nope Folder. The writer in me was unimpressed with the quality of the piece. The millennial in me was not naive enough to … Continue reading 3 Tips for Civility on Social Media
The Sunshine Blogger Award
It's just one of those things. Thanks to Anita from A Prairie Girl's Pen for the nomination :)
The Man Who Led Me to Christ and What He Told Me
My testimony has appeared here before but I was telling it the other day when I realised that there are elements of it that I often forget to share. So now let me tell you about the man who led me to Christ and what he told me.
Odds and Sods
An unusually chatty post featuring a potentially endangered brood of moorhens, the Irish Referendum results, the Duck Principle, and some odds and sods about writing and platform building. Not one you want to miss.
1 in 5 of My Peers are Dead
Once upon a time, I thought that maybe the doctors and nurses at these clinics didn't know, that perhaps they had simply never realised. I was naive back then. There is no way that they do not know and that is the great evil of what they choose to do.
To the One Left Behind
There are two D words that we do not use today, death and dementia. The first contains one of life's greatest truths, the second its greatest fear.
27 Things Writers Think After Finishing Their First Draft
Finishing your first draft is a highly emotional experience. Many people think that it is the end of writing a book but I'm afraid it is only the beginning...
