Alison Percival wrote a fascinating post last week about book titles and how important they were to the success of a publication. She has changed the working title of her own novel a number of times...
The Gallery: Hands: The Kiss
Sometimes when you’re driving you come across something unexpected which makes you pull over and get the camera out. This was one such occasion, last October, taking the scenic route across to Midlands towards...
The Gallery: Picture Postcard: Niagara Falls
For the 100th edition of Tara Cain’s online ‘Gallery‘ the theme this week is Picture Postcard. Oh what to choose! I dithered for some time before I selected this shot of Niagara Falls. It...
The Gallery: Morning in Copenhagen
During the Easter weekend of 2011, this was the beautiful sight which greeted us on our first morning in the city of Copenhagen. We were about to go on a canal boat trip, which would take in...
The Gallery: Three sisters on their way to a wedding
Newcastle upon Tyne, 1952 The year is 1952. The place is Newcastle upon Tyne. My two aunts and my mother are stepping out in their finery on their way to a family wedding. I...
We Will Remember Them
Do you remember this photograph I posted a couple of weeks ago (here) for The Gallery, the theme for that week being Faces? Well, that particular week there was a prize for the best photo...
The Gallery – Faces – Survivors
The First World War ended on 11 November 1918. This photograph was taken in April 1919; these young men had survived. This is a snapshot in time of a group of men with their lives...
The Gallery – Vintage – The Mystery of the Danish Dish
When my father died in February this year I began to read his memoirs; they are written in an old lined book, stories of his childhood, National Service and university days. I read about his...