by Derek | Aug 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Well Hello there, and Happy August to you. Summer is marching on apace round here, and after eighteen months of lockdown some recent relaxations have allowed my husband and I to get out and about, so we went to Somerset with some friends and had a wonderful time just...
by Derek | Jul 10, 2021 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
Gabba Gabba Hey I’m a week late with this July update because last weekend was my birthday and, well, what with cake and presents and trips to Brighton to buy outrageous shirts and books, well, things sort of ran away with me. You know how it is, right? But there’s so...
by Derek | Jun 9, 2021 | LGBTQI, Uncategorized, Writers Life, Writing
Hey there, and Happy June to you. It’s been a while since I checked in, but I wouldn’t want you to think I’ve been sitting around doing nothing. Au contraire my lovely friends. I’ve been writing and plotting and, well, the fruits of all that labour are about to...
by Derek | Apr 27, 2020 | The Isolation Diaries, Uncategorized, Writers Life
Well here we are.Week seven. Or is it six? Or – wait – is it week ninety-eight?Who knows any more.Time is becoming elastic. For about six weeks now I’ve been getting up, showering, grabbing coffee and some fruit, and heading straight to my desk. By Wednesday of this...
by Derek | Apr 19, 2020 | Movies, Reviews, The Isolation Diaries, Uncategorized, Writers Life, Writing
Hey there. Hope you’re finding some peace, and that you and your loved ones are well. I’m okay. Better than okay, actually. At the risk of coming over like a certain Messiah-like author who constantly translates his own pain and experiences into universal truths, I...
by Derek | Jan 24, 2020 | Art, Travel, Uncategorized, Writers Life, Writing
When I was – well, let’s say younger, because ‘young’ would suggest I’m now old, and I don’t feel old (though I am old enough to remember New Order when they were called Joy Division. I prefer The Order. More fun.) Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, not being old. Well,...
