by Graeme Cumming | Aug 17, 2023 | Movies, Nostalgia |
In case you didn’t watch it, the trailer for Barbie says: If you love Barbie, this movie is for you. If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you. Which does beg the question: what if you’re indifferent to Barbie? It was the first thing that popped... by Graeme Cumming | Apr 1, 2022 | Book Reviews, Movies, Nostalgia |
It’ll be no surprise to some readers that I have, for many years, been a fan of Roger Moore. A childhood obsession with The Saint was where it all started, and I followed his progress through The Persuaders! to Bond with many stopping off points in between. His... by Graeme Cumming | Feb 25, 2022 | Blogging, Interviews, Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
I’m a regular reader of the Five on Friday feature on Jill’s Book Cafe. The format offers an interesting insight to your favourite authors – and introduces you to new ones as well. One such author was Steven Kedie, and you can read his Five on Friday... by Graeme Cumming | May 14, 2021 | Book Reviews, Life Lessons, Nostalgia |
Towards the end of last year, I read and reviewed The Initiate by Stuart France and Sue Vincent. You can read my thoughts here. It was the first of their books that I’d read and, although not written in a conventional form, it invoked my curiosity sufficiently to want... by Graeme Cumming | Dec 5, 2020 | Blogging, Carrion, Life Lessons, Nostalgia |
Like all authors, I’ve been asked in the past whether what I write is from experience. I suspect most writers of fiction do draw from elements of their lives. That doesn’t mean to say JK Rowling attended a school of witchcraft and wizardry, or that Douglas... by Graeme Cumming | Nov 16, 2020 | Life Lessons, Nostalgia, Thinking Aloud |
There’s a lot of talk at the moment about the possibilities of Christmas this year. Whether we can have it (we can – it’s not going anywhere), and how we can have it, and the chances of there being restrictions because of Covid-19. Christmas is an important...