It's my first Tattoo Tuesday post of 2024, and what a stunner it is!!!

This tattoo of a tower of books, topped with an actual castle tower, was shared with me by a Tweeter with the user handle...

Happy New Year, everyone!! I hope you all had a great time over the yuletide period, and are enjoying a nice start to the new year.

The first 2024 issue of my online monthly newsletter is now...

I had a lovely online reunion yesterday with these two girls -- who are now young women in their mid-twenties! You might recognise the photo if you've ever checked out my Wikipedia page -- it was...

It's my Christmas Day speech to the world!! Want to watch me waffle on for 7 minutes, chatting about what I got up to last year, what I'm planning for 2024, and when I'm having my Christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the flat
Not a creature was stirring, not even a cat.
The black bags were hung outside by the lifts,
In the hope that old Santa would drop off some...

Christmas is almost upon us, and if you haven't yet read my SHANTA CLAUS short story, this would be as good a time as any, before it goes back into storage for another year...

Shanta is a story...