I have guests in my office—my guppies are in a temporary tank here because their larger (approx 120 L) fish tank by our bed sprang a leak in the middle of the night. That’s a lot of water, but fortunately it’s a slow leak and I should be able to get all my fishy charges out in time…
I’ve finally submitted the draft, so now I’m in the waiting-for-edits limbo and all my writing parasites are surfacing. You’d think I’d jump into all the things I’d been putting off—all the books I wanted to read, the exhibitions I wanted to go over, the shows I wanted to watch–but Plot Twist…
I’m in the really final Stretch of finishing my latest Tree History Mystery and yes, 3 kg heavier than when I started. But by now I’ve come to realise it’s part of the process…
I’m pushing through reworking the (hopefully) final, submittable draft of the next book–already missed first deadline and it looks like I’m going to be missing…
It’s Bouchercon Week! Even though I’m not anywhere near Nashville, I already imagine (and miss) all the conversations that will be going on in the Bouchercon Bar…
I’ve been trying to finish a draft–after a reshaping shift because apparently Americans won’t be uncomfortable…
I’ve always found it difficult learning things that intimidate me–and it doesn’t help that most things I don’t understand do intimidate me. And one of the things I find…
Singapore is a very small island–you can drive across it, coast to coast at its widest point, in under an hour. But still, when you’re underground. especially when you’ve just entered one of the tunnel expressways…
It was Father’s Day last Sunday–that’s my excuse to post this ancient photo of me with my (late) dad and mum. I remember telling my dad when I was nine…
Thanks to another visiting friend (one into maths rather than murder mysteries) we were hunting down Shanghainese restaurants this last week…
Thank you to Grace Koshida for sharing Part 2 of her Singapore experiences!
I’m handing the mic over to a friend today–Grace Koshida of Ottawa, Canada…
In the old days before ebooks and library access (back then I only got to go to the national library on Stamford Road…
On the domestic front, renovations are pretty much done (and our bathroom…
Right now in Singapore we’re in a ‘fasting’ period leading up to two big festivals…
Breakthroughs of the brick and mortar sort, I mean–it’s renovation time here! Sorry in advance, but this is going to be a dusty, grimy, messy and unfinished post…
It’s been a tough couple of weeks here. The meniscus in my left knee got torn in a fall and some very effective antibiotics wiped out my gut bacteria meaning lots of loo visits… which the knee wasn’t very happy about…
Happy Year of the Dragon, everyone!
Singapore welcomed the Year of the Dragon last Saturday with a mix of tradition and technology, in a 10 minute show…
First, let me show off a little. This was supposed to be my December project, but I’ve only just finished it–handing it over tonight to family visiting from the UK…
I was going to make this a poor-me post after learning I need a root canal on one of my molars–and possibly more than one. ‘But why? Why me? I brush, I floss, I take calcium supplements…
I was going to write about all my 2024 goals (category 1: health/ category 2: writing/ category 3: life–yes I over plan but doing this helps me decide what’s…