Showing 1 - 8 of 8
'Queen of Suspense' dies at 92
Published on 01/02/2020
» NEW YORK: The best-selling American author Mary Higgins Clark, known to her fans as the “Queen of Suspense”, has died at age 92, her publisher has confirmed.
Any fool can criticise and several do
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/06/2018
» It is probably fair to say that whether it be in the realm of the theatre, cinema or literature, critics are not the most beloved people. British playwright John Osborne once observed: "Ask a working writer what he feels about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs."
The 18-year itch
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 21/12/2017
» Contrary to poems and films, love isn't the only reason for marriage. Nor is it the strongest. Arranged marriage takes precedence. So does making the girl pregnant and doing the right thing. Indeed there's a list of reasons, not least lust -- the sap running in both the male and female.
First century AD
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 04/11/2016
» The first century AD automatically brings to mind Jesus of Nazareth. The New Testament, thought to have been penned up to a century and a half later, told of his extraordinary birth, miracles and ascension to heaven. Two millennia later, circa a billion people believe it.
The Fourth Reich?
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 30/05/2016
» Whereas the guns going quiet with a ceasefire (armistice) marked the finis of World War I, World War II ended with unconditional surrender. Tens of millions, soldiers and civilians, perished in both struggles. The sides realigned in the Cold War with far fewer deaths.
How to deal with ‘thanks, but no thanks’
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/04/2016
» The touchy topic of rejection slips surfaced last week when JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, released on Twitter some slips she had received from publishers. Her stated objective was to encourage aspiring authors not to give up after receiving rejections.
The PhD stalker
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 17/03/2014
» One of the pieces of advice mums and dads pass on to their sons who have reached maturity is not to go with women who have more problems than they do. Advice worth following, for the lads are ill-equipped to deal with them. Indeed, most mature men can’t either. Best leave it to trained and experienced shrinks.
Two iconoclasts
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 15/07/2013
» Of all the thieves through the ages, far and away the most accomplished were those in ancient Egypt. No pikers, they went after treasure: Gold, silver, gems. Nor did they have far to look. However well hidden, they found it. Pyramids housing pharaohs and their wealth for the next world were filled with curses and booby traps.