I’m not a big reader of crime novels, by which I mean the often dark and brutal best-sellers that seem so popular at the moment. I was put off Karin Slaughter because the first book of hers I picked up started with a woman being raped then set on fire. I didn’t get past that…
The Dangers of a Mini-Break – a Funny Gothic Short Story
I know I keep going on about the wonderful book-lover friends I meet online, but, seriously. They are amazing. Take my lovely writer friend Winter Reid, for instance. I think I’d known her about a week before she sent me these photos and said, “they made me think of you!” Firstly, that is awesome. People mostly seem…
American Gods Read-Along (Because “Book Club” sounds Serious)
Are you part of the American Gods read-along? Do you want to join us? Read on! I have never belonged to a book club. They scare me. I might have to sound insightful and intelligent, and if you’ve watched my book chats before, you’ll know my reviews are neither of those things. They’re enthusiastic and…
An Easy Banana Cake Recipe for Dragons (& Other Visitors)
Because in the situation that you have to deal with dragons, you need an easy banana cake recipe. You don’t want to be running around creaming eggs and frothing sugar. Or something. Those are baking things, right? Okay, I’m actually not that bad at baking (although my cooking might be up for questioning). But sometimes…
Poetry Books & Being A Weird Kid
In which I talk poetry books and surprise no one by admitting that I was the sort of kid that memorised poems and rhymes for the fun of it. Which would be embarrassing enough, but I can still remember most of them, which really leaves very little room in my head for the more important…
