A New Year begins...

... actually it began a few days ago, but things have been pretty hectic here since we got back to Cornwall. The country seems blanketed in snow and here we are covered in blue sky and sunshine. I've just taken a walk round the headland and now I'm watching Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of The Ring - Disc 2. Still reading Joolz Denby's book 'Billie Morgan', and trying to decide just what story to submit for the start of this second term.

Now for something different, a photo of my grandkids, Lewis and Evie Rosie. How my daughter got them to sit together and smile long enough to take the photo I'll never know.



Life is strange. I'm sure I've said that before, many times probably, but I still can't decide which story to submit. 'Long Journey Home', the story of Cate, an Irish rock chick trying to escape both a cocaine habit and an abusive relationship. Then there's 'Lady of The First Fleet,' a story based around the voyage of the Lady Penrhyn, the vessel that transported the first women convicts to Australia in 1787. Finally there's 'The Story of Peter Parmesan,' a kind of fantasy story that pays a passing tribute to Douglas Adams 'Hitch Hiker's Guide...'

You'd think I'd have something more definite for you by this time, but I'm afraid that's not the way things are going to work out. This is going to be a tightrope walk right up to the very last day - but since when has my life been any different. I wouldn't want it to be any other way.

Happy New Year to you all.

Chris (Oz)