Having travelled a fair bit of the world, I settled with my wife, a gorgeous cat and a Triumph TR6 sports car in SW France in 2013. A freelance journalist and author, I published my debut novel 'Nightwalk' in 2012. Set in France and Britain in WW2, it chronicles the pacy and passionate war of an unlikely Resistance hero.
The sequel is well under way.
My family is scattered in Kent, Sussex and Washington DC, so get-togethers are infrequent, not helped by the pandemic, but we keep in regular contact via phone, email and Skype.
Now I write about France, its people and lifestyle.
This winter has been hard for many in Europe and elsewhere. Even snow in California! How do you view the cold? Does it bring joy, the freedom of the slopes…
The cat is called Princess. She adopted us in early August after being abandoned for some time, a common problem in France. After much TLC, she’s grown into a beautiful…
A while back, there was some discussion in Pens as to whether it’s ‘an hotel’ or ‘a hotel’. This prompted me to muse about the French language. The ‘h’ is…
Here in France, thunderstorms are a way of life. Hot air from North Africa meets colder air high above France; with climate change, these storms are getting worse. Not only…
For a good few years, I wrote monthly features for the lifestyle and business magazines of my regional newspaper. Animal Matters covered a broad canvas from animal rescues to a…
In 1903, the Wright brothers flew around 200 feet at Kittyhawk. In 1909, Blériot crossed the English Channel. By 1918, aircraft played a significant role in combat and the RAF…
At some time in our lives, we’ve all got our tongues twisted and our muds wordled, often in a situation where we wanted to get it just right. Except pressure…
I’m fascinated by languages. I’ve Advanced levels in French and German, studied Japanese for a time and picked up some useful bits of Arabic in the Middle East. German came…
We've all reported that our motivation and writing output have severely diminished, if not stopped, during the pandemic. Letters and articles in writing magazines reveal that countless writers have faced…
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