Check any dog owner’s instagram, tiktok, or whatever feed, you’ll see any number of cute life with dog pictures of dogs doing adorable things. But life with dog is not all that. Or perhaps, life with puppy is not all that. I’m not sure why it continues to surprise me that dogs have their own […]
Millie and the Mountain
It takes an escapologist labrador… A darling white weather board cottage. In a eucalypt forest. With insecure fencing. Welcomes Millie the golden labrador home. But when she goes missing… Dignity goes out the window until she comes safely home. “Millie and the Mountain” by Alexandria Blaelock, is free on this website for a month. If […]
Who are you?
I had my hair cut today. And not for the first time, as I looked in the mirror and nodded approval at the hairdresser, I wasn’t really feeling it. That neatly generic old lady in the mirror didn’t feel like me. “Who are you?” I asked myself. I’m pretty sure it was nothing to do […]
Dwennon’s Despair
Clothes make the man. Or do they? Dwennon; third son of a minor noble. Sent to Court to find a rich wife. Would rather be farming. Someone or something is messing with his clothes. Becoming the talk of Court was not part of the plan. But what if it works? “Dwennon’s Despair” by Alexandria Blaelock, […]
Filing Cabinet
Decluttering my filing cabinet has been on my to do list for at least the last five years. It was so badly stuffed beyond its capacity, I could barely wedge any new papers into it. We won’t talk about the paper cuts. Or the steel cuts. I was thinking it might be easier to buy […]
Bold and Beautiful
Having been out of action for a few weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to look around me at my home. The one we bought and did up twenty years ago, but haven’t really done much with since. It’s not exactly bold and beautiful. A lot has changed in the last twenty years. I worked, […]
Cry in the Darkness
What would you do? Wild and untamed Australia. Breathtakingly hot. Eucalyptus trees as far as the eye can see. The sound of scurrying creatures a constant assault. Exhausted by the battle to work his grant of land.Tom hears a scream in the darkness. “Cry in the Darkness” by Alexandria Blaelock, is free on this website […]
Isn’t That Odd?
I’ve discovered it’s possible to be frustrated and amused at the same time. Isn’t that odd? And a bit weird? We’ve been talking about replacing our second hand office carpet since we moved into this house a couple of decades ago. It sounds like a fairly simple thing, doesn’t it? And yet… Is the floor, […]
Still More Short Story Promotion
I’ve partnered with 8 other short story authors to bring you a selection of new short stories. This promotion runs until February 5 (timezones not withstanding). We’re half way through the promotion now, so there’s still two weeks to take a look, and try out a new author. You can get The Histories of Hayward […]
Best Friends Forever
Friends come and go… Etta and Felicia. Once upon a time inseparable. Out of contact for fifty years. Coincidentally back in touch. One changed. The other not. Until the bitter end. “Best Friends Forever” by Alexandria Blaelock, was free on this website for a month. If you missed it, click here to see what’s up […]
New Life Emerging!
And here we are, emerging into 2022. And despite the ongoing Covid Cataclysm, I feel more positive about “things” than I have at any other time during the last two years. Finally. Perhaps I’m channeling the “Golden Years” of the 1920s; emerging from the fear and austerity of the First World War, into an era […]
Happy Holidays 2021!
I feel more positive about the 2021 Holidays than I did about the 2020 Holidays. Perhpas because last year was looking like more of the same, but this year, I feel like 2022 might actually be better than 2021. Even if the Covid affected supply chains can’t catch up. Like Canada dipping into its maple […]