I'm incredibly excited by this new publication, which has taken so long to come to fruition. Literally years lie between the planning and the forthcoming publication of this collection of 13 stories, edited by Raven Digitalis and published by Moon Books on March 1st, 2025. Take a look at the list of contributing authors:- 1. Candle Magic by Storm Constantine 2. Spanish Jones by Adele Cosgrove-Bray 3. 3:33 by Rhea Troutman 4. Entombed by Corvis Nocturnum 5. Fata Morgana by S.M. Lomas 6. Automatic Writing by Gabrielle Faust 7. The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 8. Don’t Forget to Feed by Miranda S. Hewlett 9. The Night Everything Changed by Raven Digitalis 10. ReBound by Tracy Cross 11. Captured by Jaclyn M. Ciminelli 12. Red Gifts by Daniel Adam Rosser 13. The Iconoclasts by Mona Fitzgerald-King You can pre-order a copy now from Amazon using this link:- Pre-order Here! Black Magick will be available as a paperback and an ebook.

Christie enjoyed her luxury cruise, confident that her domestic robot would take care of her home. And it did - with horrific consequences.  

  The aquilegia have been glorious this year, bringing washes of colour to my small urban garden. A trip to Carr Farm Garden Centre, in Meols, yielded several new plants which I've already potted on. The clematis Westerplatte (dark red) and clematis Multi Blue (purple/violet) have each found homes in the wooden troughs-with-trellis that I bought last summer, one in each, and they're sharing those with some lavender. A sturdy Dicentra spectabilis, more commonly named as Love Lies Bleeding because of its dangly pink heart-shaped flowers, needed to be re-potted immediately as it had clearly outgrown the pot it was sold in. If all goes well it should flower every year for years to come. I also bought a small tray of pink pelargonium Zonale. Now, until last summer I wasn't keen on geraniums or pelargoniums, (don't ask me which is which!), as I always felt they were too obvious and safe a choice. But then  bargain price tempted me to buy some, and they went on to flower for s...

Jim knows how to make himself at home. He does have a dog bed of his own. Several, even. But given half a chance he much prefers to snuggle down in a soft pillow and duvet. Rosie is still enamoured of the knitted blanket. While he's busy snoozing, I've been busy tweaking my YouTube site, improving video descriptions and creating a few Shorts, all with the aim of increasing viewing figures and subscription numbers. Maybe it's just a matter of persevering? I'm enjoying filming and video-making, anyway. Rosie and Jim had a check-up at the vets last week, and were both given a clean bill of health. Jim weighs 10lbs. He's supposed to be a chihuahua. Erm, right.... A chihuahua crossed with a Jack Russell Terrier, we had supposed. This vet was unconvinced, reasoning that Jim's bigger than a Jack Russell, broader across the back, and with a noticeably wider head. Rosie is more dainty, and weighs 5.3lbs, which is still bigger than a chihuahua but easily smaller than a ty...