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David Palin


Mar 23, 20201 min read
Tears dissolve borders
I was travelling on the Tube yesterday to see a customer, when I noticed the lady sitting opposite me was starting to look very upset...


Nov 23, 20191 min read
Pillars of the Earth
Just finished this weekend watching the brilliant adaptation of the above on the TV. Ah, I wonder whether, one day, the words Based on...


Oct 15, 20191 min read
The Half-Torn Page
My new novel launches 26th November. If you have read my previous works, you will know they fall under the umbrella of darkness;...


May 28, 20182 min read
Depression?
I think I gained some insight into this condition yesterday. I suppose its definition is nebulous at best and, like most things that...


Sep 25, 20121 min read
Time to remember
One of my first posts on here (see below) was about my mother, who had recently passed away. Today is the two year anniversary. At the...


Sep 10, 20121 min read
eBook Publishing
I read an article recently which stated it takes c.15 minutes to publish an eBook on Amazon Kindle…and so it might, if we’re just talking...


Aug 25, 20121 min read
Here we go!
OK, I have taken the plunge, given up the day job and decided to try pursuing my writing career. So here I stand in a place with no...


Dec 20, 20101 min read
Retaining the Ashes
So, I’m a sports nut and can’t let today pass without celebrating England’s brilliant test victory in Melbourne. That happy band...


Dec 18, 20101 min read
Proper snow
Snow is a bit like old age, isn’t it? You know it’s coming, but there’s stuff-all you can do about it as it slows everything down, or...


Oct 26, 20101 min read
Tough love – soft heart
Anyone who has a copy of my first book – For Art’s Sake and In the Laptops of the Gods – will know there is a dedication to my Mum in...
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