PONDERING: When is a Trope not a Trope?

Tweet It’s been a puzzle for a while – when does a trope turn into one person’s intellectual property? A judgment in Texas has recently come closer to the answer. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a “trope” is something that is common to many...

My Heart is Broken

Tweet Yesterday I made one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make, as a lot of you pet owners will attest to, I’m sure. My 18-year-old cat, Winter, had been sick for a while, but he was holding his own for a number of months. And then the last two...

PONDERING: My Year of Reading Dangerously

Tweet Last year I made the resolution to find a new-to-me historical romance author to love. I signed up with NetGalley for the Avon historical releases and let rip. I read them. Remembering that in the past, covers were no indication of the book inside (anyone...

PONDERING: 9/11: A Brit’s Viewpoint

Tweet It was 9 a.m. and I’d just got back from the school run. I booted up my computer – the house computer – which was in the hall and logged on. Because of the time difference, my friend Kathy was online and I contacted her via yahoo messenger. Kathy lives in...

PONDERING: The Acer Saga or Bullies Sometimes Win

Tweet You can get angry and upset without leaving the comfort of your own armchair these days. And listen to a lot of tinkly music while you’re doing it. At the end of August, I took delivery of a new PC. An Acer X3950, to be precise. A terabyte of hard drive and...