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My Wordpress site
I probably won't post much on this blog as I have a 'rudimentary' Wordpress site (which I've just updated today). If you're interested in my thoughts on science fiction, Star Trek and the journey to publish my memoir My Name is Philippa, the link is below
https://philippasjourney.travel.blog/
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We occasionally bump into Ger around Dublin city centre, he's usually accompanied by a beautiful dog! So when I found this second-hand book in the Trinity Book Sale some time ago I was intrigued. I hadn't heard of it but it was a great find! The book ...more |
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"In 1983, Philpott's partner, Paul, died of AIDS. He may have been the first person in Ireland to die of AIDS, though at the time no one understood what his illness was. In the aftermath of his partner's death, Philpott was adrift: he was offered litt"
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| Jan Morris was a very clever, funny and intelligent woman who, I have to be honest, I would have found difficult to like. She was transgender (as I am) and I can identify with some of the stories and feelings described within the pages. Originally Ja ...more | |
"When the question of “who is one person from the past or present you would most like to meet?” Comes up, Jan Morris is always near the top of answers for me. Historian, travel writer, cultural icon, Morris’s story is fascinating history and fascinati"
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| A well-researched book which deals with homosexuality from the earliest times in Ireland, fascinating detail and nicely written. The more recent history I was aware of but some of the chapters such as 'Sages, saints and sinners' and 'Poets and prince ...more | |
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| I hadn't read anything by Maggie O'Farrell until this book, I had just seen the wonderful Hamnet film. What attracted me was the description of one of the lead characters, a land surveyor, as I had worked in that profession before retirement. Unfortu ...more | |
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| What an amazing anthology, comprising stories by some of the leading writers in the fields of SF and fantasy that appeared in the magazine. Very few I didn't like, some I really loved. Stand outs were The Attack of the Giant Baby by Kit Reed and The ...more | |
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| I had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca at the Dublin launch, happy to support another Mercier author and someone from the LGBTQ+ community. And queerness features a lot in the book with a number of relationships (no spoilers!), some pretty graphically ...more | |
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