THE LAUNCH OF A CLASH OF INNOCENTS

Tonight! I’m running around like crazy trying not to get nervous so this is just a quick hi to say it’s all happening at the zoo, over 100 people have said they’ll be coming, and hopefully I’ll remember to ask someone to take photos so I can...

The Writer as Entrepreneur

The wonderful Sarah Salway has asked me to talk about my views on the writer as entrepreneur and to discuss the rather iconoclastic route my own writing career has taken. Teacher that she is, she has asked me for some helpful hints as well which I have happily...

Among the Ruins

In the autumn of 1978 I met my husband, Mr. D, at graduate school. He was studying Bronze Age archaeology and I was studying ancient Greek language and literature. Our passion for the classics brought us together and this past summer we celebrated our 28th wedding...

An Interview with Clare Dudman

One of the great pleasures of this past summer was reading Clare Dudman’s wonderful new novel, A Place of Meadows and Tall Trees. Set in Patagonia in the mid-19th Century, it follows the dashed dreams and stubborn hopes of a group of Welsh colonists determined...

Strike Up the Mariachis

My friend and fellow poet-playwright, JD Smith, has graciously agreed to be the very first stop on the new yes-it-is-really-happening “A Clash of Innocents” Blog Tour!  And if you allow your mouse to wander over to here, you can see what’s been...