KSAug 31, 20209 minA New Beginning...As teachers throughout England and Wales prepare for the start of what will inevitably be a demanding and uncertain autumn term, the open...
KSAug 29, 20204 minHit the Road and I'm Gone. Part 2. The One with the Beavers.Disclaimer - no beavers are harmed or in any way disturbed in the course of this blogpost. In fact, although they are discussed at some l...
KSAug 24, 20204 minHit the Road and I'm Gone. Part 1.Well I did it. I ventured out of Cornwall in the Time of Covid and I can report that it’s not all that bad on the other side of the Tamar...
KSAug 8, 20203 minOnce Upon a Pair of WheelsStill on cars, I decided to sell my Astra privately, in the belief that I would get a few hundred more for it than I would as a trade-in....
KSJul 25, 20204 minThey call me the Baby DriverLast week I ventured as far as Bristol. I wanted to buy a car (partly I think from a need to do something – anything - of significance) a...
KSJul 17, 20203 minCovid 19 - the view from Casa Frugal IIIAnd on it goes, uneventful week sliding into uneventful week. This is not of course entirely true. Events, both national and local, have ...
KSJun 22, 20204 minHow I wrote and published Mentoring Mr Singleman - Part 3 - Going down the indie route with KDP.This is the third in a short series of three posts adapted from a live talk given to the 2020 Independent Authors Online Festival. The vi...
KSJun 22, 20205 minHow I wrote and published Mentoring Mr Singleman - Part 2 - The Arvon Influence.This is the second in a short series of three posts adapted from a live talk given to the 2020 Independent Authors Online Festival. The v...
KSJun 22, 20204 minHow I wrote and published Mentoring Mr Singleman - Part 1 - the given circumstances.This is the first of a series of three posts adapted from a live talk given to the 2020 Independent Authors Online Festival. The video of...
KSMay 31, 20203 minThe Biggest Event of our Time.Guest blogger David Gibson, who has many years' experience working as a theatre practitioner in west Cornwall, contributes some thoughts ...
KSMay 21, 20202 minBlog Tour HighlightsA couple of weeks ago my novel, Mentoring Mr Singleman, went on a virtual book tour. This involves a series of book bloggers from across ...
KSMay 7, 20201 minVE DayBy way of marking VE day I am directing folk to this lovely rendition of an anonymous - and rather more politically correct - adaptation ...
KSMay 3, 20205 minHow to Start the Difficult Second NovelThis has been a significant weekend for me. Not only has Mentoring Mr Singleman embarked on a virtual book tour (Ten reviews in ten days ...
KSApr 24, 20203 minCovid-19 - The View from Casa Frugal IIThe weather, which has been dry virtually every day since lockdown began, (and that’s a rarity in Cornwall) is now getting warmer. The he...
KSApr 16, 20206 minThings that go Bump in the NightThis is one of the first pieces of travel-writing I had published, part of a series of articles that appeared in The Scotsman newspaper (...
KSApr 14, 20204 minBook Review: St Ives - The Art and the Artists by Chris StephensA couple of weeks before the shutters came down, I attended a talk at Tate St Ives given by the former Tate Britain Curator of Modern Bri...
KSApr 3, 20203 minCovid-19: the view from Casa FrugalWhen I set this blog up, it was with the intention of writing about my experience of engaging with the Arts in the beautiful part of the w...
KSMar 20, 20204 minThe Joys of Volunteering(contains occasional canine defecation references) A couple of weeks ago, in a fit of public-spirited-ness, I offered my services to Volu...
KSMar 17, 20202 minTo the LighthouseThese are strange times. I am fit and healthy, with more than my share of resources to weather a crisis, but each day, each news bulletin...
KSMar 11, 20208 minAthens of the North or A Tale of two BeatricesIn which no books are mentioned, but some poetry is recited to an article of clothing. Beatrice I This blog is mostly about writing and t...
