A Manual for the Brain – Ch 1: Creativity
I am working on my next Findo Gask & Erroll Rait novel, the Case of the Beth-El stone. Starting in Melbourne they have so far travelled to New Zealand, London, […]
Searching for the Babel Fish
The Tower of Babel, a story from the Book of Genesis, tells of a grandiose tower built by mankind to reach the heavens. But, according to the story, God […]
Recycling
The defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch trial, from left to right: Heinz Pernet, Friedrich Weber, Wilhelm Frick, Hermann Kriebel, Erich Ludendorff, Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Brückner, Ernst Röhm and Robert […]
Man’s inhumanity
I find the news at the moment discouraging and alarming. Putin’s murder of Alexei Navalny – a brave, courageous man if there ever was one – coupled with a […]
New Year Resolutions
I woke up to pictures of flames roaring from a Japanese jet on the runway in Tokyo – a fireball that sent shivers down my spine. How many poor souls […]
Christmas Greetings
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year What a year it’s been! We have seen conflict on a scale not seen since 1945. The valiant Ukrainian […]
Facism – A Warning
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright MK Tod recently posted the following review of Madeleine Albright’s book. I have copied it below because I think the message is critical. I […]
Findo Gask and Errol Rait ride again!
My new Findo Gask and Errol Rait mystery adventure will be released on Amazon this December 1st. at www.books2read.com/u/brBK2z As a teaser, here is the opening of the book. […]
Bendigo – a Name for the Ages
Dido Plumb – 1900 To add colour and veracity to my novels set in colonial Australia, I have spent and continue to spend a lot of time in research. One […]
Phoenix arising?
I awoke to news of rockets flying into Israel in their thousands, Palestinians pouring into southern Israel, killing and kidnapping. And Israel retaliating. Today more than 500 people on […]