The Martian review (book & film)

The Martian review (book & film)

The Martian by Andy Weir (2011)   Notes Like many science fiction readers and writers, I am fascinated by all things Mars. We read and watch every Mars-related item we can. It doesn’t make us experts because the more we know, the more we realise how little we...
I should go away more often

I should go away more often

I spent a week with my lovely wife on the volcanic island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Idea: get away from her work pressures and the frozen north of England; get me away from the web and writing. We took books both Kindled and papered and enjoyed our apartment...