Margo runs her hands down the back of the tweed skirt, smoothing it as she lowers herself onto the plastic seat. She looks around her,...
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It’s a question I asked myself after reading Asako Yuzuki’s much lauded novel, Butter. Most of the men featured are quite pathetic, barely able to...
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Some years ago, when GIFs were still wandering the wilderness looking for a purpose in life and emoji emotions insufficient for satisfying my needs, I...
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Reading Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, I was completely transported by the prose. I was whisked away to join John Grady and Lacey Rawlins...
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To begin writing, I have to get my head into the zone. It doesn’t matter whether it’s fiction or travel writing, I need to tune...
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In writing terms, an unreliable narrator is an untrustworthy character who tends to mislead. They withhold information, lie, and misrepresent the truth, usually in order...
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Tenerife is so much better than snobs make out – so started a travel article in a UK tabloid. As I read it, I wondered...
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Can you tell the difference between reality and fiction? Reality comes from the Latin, realis – related to things. Fiction comes from the Latin word...
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Some time ago I followed a resident travel writer vs visiting travel writer debate on social media where contributors discussed who could provide the greater/fresher...
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One feeds mind and soul, the other feeds the body. Apart from providing nourishment, there are other parallels between food and books. The 2023 Winner...
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By the Time Dawn Breaks
A tale of mystery & magic from the Canary Islands. available to buy on Amazon here
Camel Spit & Cork Trees
A fast-moving travelogue about life in off the beaten track areas of Portugal - [Find Out More]
The Real Tenerife
An insider's guide to Tenerife written with insight and passion by travel writers who, for 14 years, lived on the island ... [Find Out More]
Walk This Way Tenerife
The best of Tenerife’s walking routes written by travel writers specialising in Tenerife & the Canary Islands... [Find Out More]
