I once read a romantic novel about a Scottish woman and an English man, set during the reign of Henry VII. Despite culture clash being a major feature of the story, the author did not appear to know that Henry VII of England did not...
Last Saturday I watched the film “Darkest Hour”, starring Gary Oldman. It covers a few days in 1940 at the beginning of Winston Churchill’s premiership, when France was about to fall, and many in the Cabinet felt Britain should enter peace negotiations with Hitler. (Spoiler:...
I really did mean to keep the blog free of book-plugging for a bit, but it's been quite a busy week. As most of you know, "The Tenth Province of Jaryar" comes out officially on Monday, and as all of you know, it's nearly Christmas. My...
The blog and the website are now two years old. Last year I posted a few reflections on the first anniversary, quoting my original post’s intentions for the blog as: Publicising my work (the Tales from Ragaris) Expressing my opinions Glorifying God. Later in the post,...
Apologies to those who've already read this - it's the Update (the first of its kind) I sent out to those on the mailing list yesterday. But I have added a note at the end. Thank you for tuning in! The news is that “The Tenth Province...
The woman lay on the straw, eyes wide, shoulders shivering. She revived a little to drink. Kneeling beside her, he noticed that her teeth were sound. What is such a woman doing, deep in the Haymonese countryside, without servants? “You’re safe here, madam. Please rest. I am...
I apologise for being a pest, but can you let me know below if you receive this post? Some six months after publication, “We Do Not Kill Children” finally got its long-promised “launch” party. I certainly enjoyed the evening, and it seemed that other people did...
I missed a blog post last week, because: Thought A: Well, here goes, let's blog about the wedding of the century! Thought B: Oops, didn’t I say when I started this blog that my family were off-limits? I did! Thought C: OK, but a quick thought about weddings...
I’ve been posting perhaps too much angsty-theological stuff lately, and much better informed people than me are filling the airwaves and the internet with politics. (Just one thought: if we don’t want Donald Trump to win a second term, then people who voted for him...
Well, so here we are again. With regard to recent news, I don't think I've got much to add to what I said on this blog when the UK voted to leave the EU. It's here if you want to reread: https://www.penelopewallace.com/here-we-go/ - and it still...