It's funny how life turns out sometimes.Just over a year ago, while trying to finance my writing endeavours, I took on a new accountancy job, at a Finnish Expat charity and its commercial arm, Guild Travel. Finn-Guild was meant to be just another client, but at the end of … [Read more...]
The Year That Was 2013
2013 has been quite a year for me. I'm not sure I can recall a time when so much happened in a mere twelve months.First of all, I finally took the plunge and published all of my novels on Kindle. After the success of The Englishman (over 2,000 downloads as we speak and counting), I was encouraged to … [Read more...]
Lenny Henry in Fences
On Tuesday when I saw Lenny Henry talk about his latest play, Fences, on BBC London News, I immediately wanted to go and see it. I love him and I also love the post-war era of the Great American Play, though I'd never seen any of August Wilson's plays. Later that same afternoon something remarkable … [Read more...]
The Shard in London
If you've been reading this blog for some time, or follow my Instagram feed, you will know that I have something of an obsession with the latest - and the tallest ever - skyscraper to adorn the London skyline. You can imagine how overexcited delighted I was when I received an invitation to a … [Read more...]
