When I Had Tea With Great-Aunt Molly

I like to think that if I’m ever invited to tea at Buckingham Palace, I won’t disgrace myself, thanks to Great-Aunt Molly. I was thirteen when I had tea with Great-Aunt Molly. She was born in … well, she was a lady and didn’t discuss her age, but we guessed that she was born during [...]

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{Scribbling} What’s your favourite story of all you’ve written?

So … all you scribblers … what’s your favourite story? Oh … I don’t mean your favourite story of all you’ve read. THAT list would include everything from “Pollyanna” to “Pride and Prejudice”! I mean your favourite story of all you’ve WRITTEN? I’ve got quite a collection of stories. The oldest was written in … [...]

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Pendragon: Sword of His Father

My enthusiasm for “Pendragon: Sword of His Father” began when I read a review of “Pengragon” and an interview with Marilyn Burns on Inklings: Pendragon: Sword of His Father is an epic story, and its creators do it justice. The sets and costumes are elaborate, detailed, and often gorgeous. The soundtrack swells and quiets itself, adding emotion in [...]

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Votes for Sophie

“But don’t you want to vote, Sophie?” “I … I don’t know,” I confessed. “My mother …” “Your mother doesn’t understand,” Isabella said. “My mother doesn’t understand. Christabel Pankhurst is the only woman our age whose mother does understand.” I looked at my cousin – my beautiful, rebellious, fascinating cousin. And I wondered … I’d [...]

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