Tuesday, 9 November 2021

The Mad Days of March


My latest book has just received the IndieBRAG medallion for quality independent fiction.


This is the daily diary of Terry March whose single act of kindness leads to a month of madness and mayhem. After helping an old guy dispose of a blood-stained carpet at the local tip, Terry rescues his old TV remote and while driving home, he uses it to zap phantom aliens! This leads him to an encounter with Police Sergeant Susan. His new resolution to be helpful leads to his first opportunity to be unfaithful to his wife of nineteen torturous years. A soon-to-be divorced Lauren offers her favours to thank Terry for his kindness, but Terry declines the invitation. Within days, another opportunity arises, and Terry can’t convince himself that those phantom aliens haven’t spirited him away to a parallel universe. 

Before that first week is over, Terry faces redundancy from his mundane job at the local council. In order to tackle the backlog of paperwork, the council employs a temporary typist, Ashley, who closely resembles Terry’s 19-year-old daughter, Megan. Terry’s wife, Brenda disappears and Carol, her twin sister moves in.When a body is found in his garden, Terry is arrested for murder and Carol adds to his torment by accusing him of rape! 

While in a police cell, Terry encounters further problems as Lauren’s police sergeant husband is the custody officer! But all is not lost! Police Sergeant Susan persuades Carol to withdraw the charge and mysteriously, that old guy from the tip makes a deathbed confession to the murder! 

But the mad days of March are not yet over. Ashley disappears. Terry’s daughter Megan suffers traumatic memories from her past. Lauren’s house is set ablaze, and a mysterious detective Dave is concerned that Megan too has disappeared!

All this in a month of the Mad Days of March!


Available from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kjs0yy


Wednesday, 3 November 2021

AIBA Book of the Day: 3 November, 2021: 246/42438

The AIBA Book featured today is the  Awesome Indies Approved:

PENNY FOR THEM

by

PHILIP CATSHILL

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Monday, 18 October 2021

 Readers' Favourite have just reviewed my latest novel ... 

Readers' Favorite 5 Star

Thank you Readers' Favourite!

Click here to read the full review.


Click here to buy the ebook from Amazon






Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Today, my stroke memoir:

Never Say I can't (... after stroke)

has been awarded a 

B.R.A.G. Medallion 

Award-winning Non-Fiction Books

https://www.bragmedallion.com/award-winning-books/non-fiction/never-say-i-cant-after-stroke/

Saturday, 6 April 2019

Awesome Indies Book Awards


After the untimely death of the Awesome Indies coordinator, Brian Sfinas, I took over the administration, rebuilt the website at http://awesomeindies.net and relaunched Awesome Indies as Awesome Indies Book Awards. Although we are attracting submissions in various genres, we are struggling to find suitably qualified assessors. In order to receive the Badge of Approval, a self-published book (or independently published book) must meet the editing standards found in traditional publishing and be recommended by two independent assessors.











A third assessor will then decide whether the book is worthy of the prestigious Seal of Excellence.
As Awesome Indies Book Awards does not charge a submission fee but relies on donations to meet expenses, we are not able to pay our assessors. Perhaps it is time to reconsider our submission and award process, so I would welcome any ideas or suggestions you may have. Ideally, this appeal will encourage a plethora of editors, proofreaders, publishing professionals, or readers to join our assessment team!


Friday, 23 November 2018

Lies

and people who believe them.


It is bad enough when what could originally be described as a trivial omission provokes a disagreement, but when one of the parties defends his actions with a lie, it puts a strain on the relationship.

However, when he repeats his lie to others, the strain becomes irreparable damage. When those others believe the lie, the damage spreads.

Honesty could have brought healing and understanding, but to tell a deliberate lie and then, because that lie is believed, to spread that lie further afield is a cruel and callous crime.

My uncle once said if you steal once or a thousand times, you are forever a thief. People do not say "He was a thief because he stole my property." They say "He is a thief, because he stole my property." It is the same with lies. If someone tells one lie or a thousand lies, he will always be a liar. 

Of course, redemption might restore the relationship. The thief could admit his crime and return the property. The liar could restore the relationship by admitting the truth to all concerned.

In the case of the incident I have in mind, the liar has repeated his version so often, I think he believes it himself. One of the people to whom he lied considers he has made a magnanimous gesture towards reconciliation, but the one thing he hasn't done yet is told the truth.


Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Our "traditional" Boxing Day Dinner 


I received a gift this Christmas Which money could not buy Five generations of our family Joined us on Boxing Day!







Daughter & her husband 
have grandchildren of their own
And I sit in joy wonder, 
to see the family grown

Our Grandson brings his girlfriend
Our Son brings children three
But they are far too big now
To sit on Granddad's knee!


Greats and great great grandads,
Great Grandma's, Mothers & Dads,
Nineteen sat at our table,
Our growing family ...

And Joy abounds in this house,
That day and all year through

Yeah!