It’s never too late to learn
It happened like this. The week we got rid of the printing press, our neighbour got rid of her piano; I could see what Mr Smith was thinking. It was…
Ben and Rod finally get the Vandy on to the trailer after two hours of struggle.
Goodbye to the Press
It must have been about ten years ago when a Vandercook Cylinder Press moved in with us, a bit like an internal growth that put pressure on all the organs.…
Opening the study door
This year I've read and adored The Sparrow and Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. Reading an interview with her, I learned that she has a group of people…
Why this is not Easter
Today it is not Easter in Russia. Easter is a moveable feast and its date has confounded great minds over the ages. We still have a major split in the…
Finding the horse
I've done a lot of work this week not writing. By not writing, I've forced myself into outlining the plot. Two of my characters had gone missing and I would…