The author, his writing and more
As I prepare Colourful People, the fourth book in the Boy &Girl Saga, for publication, I’ve re-worked the covers of all the books. See the new face of the Boy & Girl Saga above. You also get a glimpse at the cover of the new book.… Read more
A person’s mental make-up constitutes a changing constellation of characteristics. These depict the workings of their mind, their behaviour, their relationship to others and their competences. Certain characteristics are considered superior because they render people better adapted to function in society.… Read more
I am currently half way through writing a new novel in the Boy & Girl Saga entitled Girl, Boy or Whatever. The following article inspired by Chaos Theory takes a different look at gender and healing as part of the reflection behind the new book.… Read more
Healing of various sorts plays a key role in In Search of Lost Girls as was the case in Boy & Girl. The photo above is of Great Mullein, reputed for its ability to heal bronchial complaints and coughs. Here’s a short extract in which Kate talks of mullein.… Read more
An important aspect of Boy & Girl is the ability Peter and Kaitling develop to heal people from within. I wrote a short story based on that idea, called Inside Out. Here is the beginning:
It seems so strange to our eyes, but at the time they couldn’t see things otherwise, the healer explained, talking mind-to-mind to a handful of apprentice healers around the world. … Read more
Inspired by a short extract from my new novel, the story fragment Inside Out is part of thought about the future to be carried out in the Writers Circle in Basel. In this case, it is about the future of medicine, learning and knowledge.… Read more