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michelle7546
Nov 25, 20222 min read
MY FAVOURITE 6 READS OF 2022...AND ONE FOR LUCK...
When all is Said Anne Griffin An exceptional novel, set in Ireland and narrated by an old man who sits in the bar of a hotel and reflects...
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michelle7546
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Song for Ria - launch party
You can buy Song for Ria here and at Amazon and all good booksellers.
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michelle7546
Jun 28, 20221 min read
The new Mesmerised cover
Mesmerised, my debut novel, was first published in 2013 by Indigo Dreams Publishing. When I received the acceptance for publication email...
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michelle7546
May 7, 20222 min read
Opioids
The opioid crisis in the US is well known as depicted on Dopesick, a popular TV series and Empire of Pain, a bestselling non-fiction book...
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michelle7546
Jan 2, 20223 min read
Another year begins...
It is the 8th day of January 2022. I am sitting at my desk listening to sirens which I hear all day and at night ever since the beginning...
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michelle7546
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Now and Then
This time is reminiscent of my long ago past. When I was twelve and for a couple of years after, every Thursday afternoon, I would...
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michelle7546
Dec 4, 20212 min read
Brief news from my corner of the world.
A lot has happened since the summer when I received an email from my chosen publisher wanting to publish my book. Since then, too many...
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michelle7546
Nov 5, 20213 min read
There is Magic all Around us
Three years ago, I was trying to write something commercial in order to find myself an agent but every time I began something new, I lost...
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michelle7546
Mar 31, 20191 min read
The Naked Lady
La Delivrance by Emile Guillaume There has only ever been one word to describe La Délivrance - or The Naked Lady as we used to call her...
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michelle7546
May 24, 20186 min read
Israel and Palestine
It was eleven years since I last went to Israel with my late husband, Jon, and my son, Dan, who recited his bar mitzvah by the wailing...
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michelle7546
Mar 18, 20183 min read
Intention 6, The Separated
When I think about my writing projects I see them as lines on the wall that indicate a growth spurt for me as a human being. What happens...
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michelle7546
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Barnet Synagogue Book Group and GWATYD
A big thank you to Barnet Synagogue book club who had me come and talk to them yesterday evening about God’s Will and the Yellow Dress....
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michelle7546
Dec 6, 20171 min read
Intention 5, God's Will and the Yellow Dress
In 2011, with Mesmerised not yet picked up by a publisher or literary agent, I was back to writing short stories. Several of them were...
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michelle7546
Nov 23, 20175 min read
Mexico
I’m starting to think of my holiday adventures as pieces of memory art. Each one with their own feeling and flavour. Each one coloured by...
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michelle7546
Nov 7, 20171 min read
Mesmerised 2
Edouard Manet's Dejeuner sur l'Herbe 1863 I marvel at how fate pulls the strings: Recently, I went on a day trip to Paris. I was meant to...
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michelle7546
Sep 13, 20171 min read
Intention 3
In 2004 I self-published What About the Potency? a homeopathic text book. Having taken two days away from my homeopathic practice to work...
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michelle7546
Sep 8, 20173 min read
Intention 2
Genetics ‘I’ve been there myself, so I understand how you feel about your brother, I do.’ ‘I’m nothing like you,’ my daughter said,...
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michelle7546
Sep 7, 20172 min read
Intention
I am an explorer of worlds both internal and external, it is my natural inclination. I am also a writer. Sitting at home on a dull...
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michelle7546
Jul 23, 20174 min read
Bolivia
La Paz. A capital city where El Presidente has a clock placed high up on the exterior of a government building — a beacon — ticking...
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michelle7546
Oct 24, 20162 min read
The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
I was looking forward to reading The Improbability of Love. It came highly recommended by a friend who couldn’t put it down and described it
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