Those of you who are following me on this know that I had decided to use both Thomas Armstrongs in my story. But I have tried - and I just cannot get interested in the war history! I'm a social historian and I just can't bring myself to read one more thing about who was... Continue Reading →
I am finally getting back to my research for The Parting Glass after a little detour writing for an anthology submission (more on that as information comes to hand). It is a little difficult getting back to writing something, even if you find it intriguing, after a biggish break. So I needed to get back... Continue Reading →
Many songs have such a long history that no-one is sure where they began: The Parting Glass is one of those songs. It has been sung, in one form or another, since at least the 18th century, and quite probably as early as the 17th century (Kloss, 2012). In the same vein, nobody knows who... Continue Reading →
I had no intention of taking this long to get back into the swing of things writing-wise. But, things just got busy and lots of changes were occurring - life was happening, as it does. The biggest change by far was the addition of our new furbaby: this is Bindi. She was born on 1st... Continue Reading →
