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  • New Ads for Hilda Books

    Diamonds of Death will now feature on Google Ads Continue reading

    New Ads for Hilda Books
  • What they never told me at School

    I don’t know what you were taught at school, but I never learnt about Borg algorithms. Why was it hidden? That’s what I say. They are so useful. You can do anything with a Borg algorithm. Take over a starship,… Continue reading

    What they never told me at School
  • Important Petition

    I am a disabled writer. So I’m aware of the difficulty wheelchair users have flying. It’s so important to push for a change in the configuration of aircraft so that those of us in specialist power wheelchairs can remain in… Continue reading

    Important Petition
  • A Call to Creativity for Writers

    This is a significant time for writers. We are being told that machines can replace us, by AI. It’s tempting to allow the waves of change to sweep over us. To drown in this sea of mediocrity and be lost… Continue reading

    A Call to Creativity for Writers
  • Can you Please Help Me?

    Thank you to everyone who has read one or all of my Hilda Mystery books. Could I please ask that you give me an honest review on one or all of them. Reviews are so helpful. They give potential readers… Continue reading

    Can you Please Help Me?
  • Tricks of the Game

    I know companies have to make money. But I’d rather not be tricked for them to achieve a profit. On that, how do Android and Apple games companies make money? The ones that just advertise other free games? Is it… Continue reading

    Tricks of the Game
  • A blast from the past

    This is from 2006, when I was on my feet. Mary and I were involved in Hartlepool Churches Together, at Middleton Grange. See photo 18 https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/business/consumer/23-pictures-of-hartlepools-middleton-grange-shopping-centre-from-the-noughties-as-it-faces-takeover-bid-4430629?itm_source=parsely-api Continue reading

    A blast from the past
  • An important petition

    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/643454 Continue reading

    An important petition
  • How to Boost your Confidence – Not

    You’re now a “Novice”, well done! That was the announcement on my card game the other day. I’ve been playing that card game on my tablet for many months. It’s a form of patience called Pyramid, just in case you… Continue reading

    How to Boost your Confidence – Not