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Back In Dubai – Part 2
Off the boat, we took a break at one of the many open-air restaurants that now dot the creek’s boardwalk, running from opposite the Carlton
Back In Dubai – Part 1
In the 30 years since I left Dubai to reside in Canada, I had returned to the emirate only once, eight years ago. But on
Sri Lanka Revisited – part two
An ultra-modern “village in the jungle” (with apologies to Leonard Woolf) is how I would describe the Cinnamon properties (the Lodge and the older Village)
Sri Lanka Revisited – part one
One always runs the risk of upsetting someone when recounting a visit to the old country, especially when viewing it through the eyes of a
When Truth Died and Greed Won
An uneasy silence has fallen upon the land in the wake of the US election. The unexpected has happened (again!) after those lazy, non-voting Brits
Support for Independent Publishers in Canada
(This article was published on the Heritage Canada website on Nov 14th 2016, where it got some attention before being drowned in that tsunami called
Write What You Know…or Know Not?
I have tended to follow the “Write What You Know,” principle and am now wondering whether that mantra accrues diminishing returns over time. Recently, I
The Novel of the Future
I’ve tried to imagine what the novel of the future would be like. “Novel” means “new” and the form has been evolving since its invention.
Peregrinations in Gros Morne
Rocks, bogs and ponds are what come to mind when travelling the mountainous roads of this beautiful national treasure, a land that must take on
Security is an illusion
We live under the constant threat of being hacked. In some cases, we have become immune to our e-mail addresses being used as agents for
Misinformation Rules Cyberspace
While I was struggling to find out who had won the California Primary, it dawned on me that the sources of information I was consulting
Inhabiting Alternative Universes
There is much being written about Quantum Theory, and the Alternative Universe that exists “just out there,” that only some of us who see ghosts
In the Land of Fire and Ice
A writers’ retreat in Iceland was an irresistible opportunity and I went to the Land of Fire and Ice with an open mind. I’ll cover
Being Flogged on my Blog
This hasn’t happened to me before, but recently I stumbled across a blog on the secret lives of well known British and Hollywood actors posted
The Old School Bell: a formative symbol
Every time I hear a school bell, it grounds me to who I once was, who I became, and therefore, who I now am. Like
Replaced by the Robot
I was reading about the rapid disappearance of journalism jobs across the land (“another community newspaper closes” etc.) and began wondering whether it was us