I don’t usually do reviews. I have to get really, really excited about something to bother reviewing it. 2pm on a sunny Bank Holiday Saturday I sat in the garden with Cary Davies’ novel. 4pm, I was released from her magical spell. Done too soon. Done too soon. Did I say I was a fan?Continue reading “‘West’ by Carys Davies”
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A Bit Of Success To Report
I’m delighted to report that my short story, ‘The Walker’, has won this year’s ‘Words With Jam’ Short Story Competition. Yes, it’s true and just to prove it, you can read the story on the ‘Words With Jam’ site (http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/search/label/Competitions). The story is an odd one, I must admit, written in the second person (thankContinue reading “A Bit Of Success To Report”
The Mysteries of Learning Two Languages
Here’s an odd thing I learnt the other day about language. If you teach a young child two languages at the same time, they learn them both as fast as any other child learns one. I wouldn’t have believed this, but I have several bi-lingual work colleagues with young kids and it’s true. TheirContinue reading “The Mysteries of Learning Two Languages”
