There’s a new way to by my paperbacks – direct from the printer, and at a cheaper price than going through Amazon. I’m just trying to work out how to create and use the links to make that easy.

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=dgmJG5JTtqCezL60jpKBPMKBifJKRf4gn18TjZouYhy

I think that works, but it’s not pretty, is it?

I have a short story in the current issue of Ireland’s Own.

Judging by the decoration on the cake, that illustration was created especially for my story. Sweet!

I took a break from editing to bake a cake. One more chapter and I’ll take another break to eat it! (I’ll share with Gary, I promise.)

What do you reckon – giant strawberries, or tiny cake?

I invented a new word! The phrase ‘sunrise and sunset’ was too long for where I wanted to use it, so I shortened it to sunriset. OK, OK, I admit I was aiming to remove ‘and sunset’ and missed deleting the T, but I like the result. It’s ideal for when you see a photo like this one –

No doubt a few people could say for certain whether it was shot at sunrise or sunset (me for instance, as I took it). Could you? Or would you prefer to play it safe and use sunriset?

There’s a new way to buy my books, if I can just get the links to work.
https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=dgmJG5JTtqCezL60jpKBPMKBifJKRf4gn18TjZouYhy

I have a story in the current issue of Take A Break’s Fiction Feast. You may have read that the magazine is using stories which have been created with AI assistance. That’s true, but as far as I’m aware, that only applies to those credited to the fiction team. I wrote mine myself, without AI (I never use it) and I know the same is true of several other named authors. They’re friends of mine, and in some cases I read early drafts of the stories.

My latest short story collection is out now.

As with my other books, you can buy Tea & Biscuits as an ebook or paperback, read through KU, order from your local bookshop, or request it in the library – again in paperback or ebook form.