IAN HORNETT

Maggie sighed as she put her phone back down on the table. She missed Sharon, her husband Craig, and her grandchildren so much. Seeing th...

As age catches up with you, it is natural to become more aware of where you are in the circle of life. For me, personal events like going...

Visitors to our home have usually been invited. I guess that 'by arrangement' method of visiting is an indictment of modern society in th...

This is my first guest blog and I am hugely proud that my friend, Kevin Webber - Kev - is the person writing it. Kev was diagnosed with s...

I have been thinking about doing a blog about concentration for some time. For me, as a teacher, it is always a hot topic because lack of...

I keep getting messages from Facebook saying that my review for the year is ready – an album of my top photos of 2019 from my Facebook pa...

Maggie Mattheson: Min-spy Christmas Special ‘Why do you need me here? You could’ve come to this on your own.’ Maggie and Joshua shuffled ...

I have an app that helps me relax which I have been using for about a year. I do ten minutes a day of meditation; it helps me to wind dow...

The day of the Great Train Giveaway was fast approaching. On this day, I would be visiting all 10 mainline stations in London and leaving...

Those of you who have read part 1 of the Great Train Giveaway were left on a cliff-hanger. Neil’s idea for me to leave books on trains wa...

I consider myself very lucky to have met Neil Boom on a writing course in Wivenhoe a year or two back. He, like me, is an aspiring author...

‘You can’t change your mind now because I’ve paid for it. Are you sure you want to go?’ I take another sip of wine and watch the credits ...

Koda, the gorgeous chocolate Labrador that we are looking after, gets fed twice a day, straight after his walks. It is hilarious to watch...

One of my favourite scenes from any film, ever. Inspector Clouseau is checking into a hotel and sees a small shaggy dog. ‘Does your dog b...

I’ve been asked where the idea for the Quarton series came from. If I was being dishonest and at my most ‘arty’, I could say that it was ...

I’ve been thinking about all the fame that’s likely to come my way if my book really takes off. I am not an extrovert, by any means, but ...