Aug 19, 2025 | Random Musings
Last week, I spent a few days at our summer home in Evia suffering a dreadfully slow Internet connection. So, this guest post by regular contributor Edian Blasquino felt very personal indeed, as I learned firsthand that a slow internet connection does more than...
Jul 7, 2025 | Random Musings
Working as a full-time writer is great, but there are times when it gets exhausting: in May, my team of 2 writers and I wrote over 300,000 words for our clients. At the end of the day, when I’m done writing and editing, the last thing I want is to read or write...
Jul 6, 2025 | Random Musings
Literature has long been a mirror to society, reflecting its triumphs, tensions, and taboos. But sometimes, the stories behind the books stir more conversation than the pages themselves. From censorship battles to scandals involving celebrated authors, the literary...
Jun 26, 2025 | Random Musings
September 1863. Fyodor Dostoevsky sits at a roulette table in Wiesbaden, convinced he’s finally cracked the code of gambling success. He writes confidently to his sister-in-law about possessing “the secret of how to win,” claiming it’s...
Nov 7, 2024 | Random Musings
I worked as a web developer from 1995 to 2015. In 2013, I started this blog (11 years to the date). In 2014, I published my first book, and by 2019, I had switched to being a full-time writer. Meanwhile, I got married, moved from Edinburgh to Athens, lost loved ones,...
May 13, 2024 | AI writing, Random Musings
Not many people know I actually trained as a counselor some 25 years ago. I never worked as one, but I still use the skills I picked every day. Which is why I am concerned that more than 1 in 5 adults in the US live with a mental illness, according to the CDC, and...
Dec 31, 2023 | Random Musings
To all of my friends, may the new year bring us nothing but joy, peace, love, and success!
Dec 25, 2023 | Random Musings
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!
Dec 8, 2023 | Random Musings
It’s the wee one’s birthday in a few days, and we bought her a new desk. Unfortunately, I spent half a day yesterday assembling it. If you’re like me, you’ll know what came next: I’m so sore, I can barely move today. Which is hardly...
Nov 23, 2023 | Random Musings
With everything that’s happening around us, it’s easy to forget how good we have it. Many of us sometimes get so caught up in everything going wrong that we despair. That’s why it’s so important to take a step back and count our blessings. So,...
