Jane Austen knew – fallible heroines create nervous male moments


Three polit novels. Money back if you don’t laugh or cry. See the series of power women heroes.

Keeping sane – lockdown trauma


The news is full articles about increased suicide rates. (France24 – lead article). I decided to act. Around 30 years ago, I wrote a novella on the impact of poverty and isolation on mental health. After a thorough revision I asked beta reader friend for an opinion. She has come back from addiction, prostitution andContinue reading “Keeping sane – lockdown trauma”

Lockdown musings about the hetero spectrum.


Scams during lockdown are rife. Here is a contrast between women at either end of the honesty spectrum.

Unsettling and sexy, in equal measure. Your hidden desires, too?


How to plan a seduction. One can take a leaf from nature’s handbook and let it all hang out. Picture by Kerstin Winters – Flickr.com Connie Grimshaw was seduced into a life of sexual liberation by two ill-advised sherries at lunchtime. I posted the first half of Chapter 1, in which Connie, offered enticements forContinue reading “Unsettling and sexy, in equal measure. Your hidden desires, too?”