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Category On the land

The language of rain

I am a self-confessed weather geek.  All matters meteorological fascinate me.  My sister teases me about my daily habit of checking the weather, even when it makes no difference to what I’m doing.  Today, for example, I shall be mostly… Continue Reading →

A geographer’s paradise

  Oh, I love a coincide. Last year I wrote a short story, a historical fiction in its truest sense, about Columbus’s voyage in search of a new route to the East, by going West.  The story was told from… Continue Reading →

If you could go back in time, where would you go to?

  So, I’m studying this MOOC module on historical fiction, which has my brain zinging about in all directions.  We’ve had a canter through the historical novel, and there have been some great seminars by authors of historical fiction.  Each… Continue Reading →

The battle between two wolves

                    I saw this yesterday on Facebook.  It’s one of those ‘photos’ that get shared around.  Some get more shares than others, but this one seems to have captured the hearts… Continue Reading →

Why?

  The ability to question, to reason, is what sets us apart from other inhabitants of our planet.  It is a blessing, and a curse.  It can drive us forward, and it can hold us back.  It can expand our… Continue Reading →

The sound of silence…

A damp, drizzly day in February 2011 and I am standing on the open deck of The Navigator on Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.  I have come to one of the world’s great wildernesses to drink in this… Continue Reading →

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