Stop the Closures!

Stop the Closures!: "As readers will have heard by now, Herne Bay and Whitstable Royal Mail delivery offices are due to close some time in 2012.

This gives us plenty of time as communities to organise against the decision."

Woman in the Sky: a novel set in the free party and rave scene of the 90s

Woman in the Sky: a novel set in the free party and rave scene of the 90s: "Woman in the Sky is a novel set against the backdrop of the free party and rave scene of the nineties.

It is written in the first person, in the present tense, and has an urgency and a vitality that makes it hard to put down."

Tenerife by Bus

Tenerife by Bus: "Tenerife is a very popular holiday destination in the Canary Islands. Tourists flock to its resorts in the south of the island where they enjoy its beaches, bars and all-year sunshine. But, staying put in Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Am�ricas, so many of them miss out on the magic of the rest of the island. The answer is to jump on a Tenerife bus."

A Dancing Frog on Twelfth Night

A Dancing Frog on Twelfth Night: "I always remember how strange Twelfth Night seemed as a child, that last faint spurt of Christmas after you’d gone back to school, when you got to eat the chocolate decorations from the Christmas tree. It just seemed odd because Christmas was long-gone, and yet the decorations lingered on, like a unwelcome straggler at a party, well into the New Year."

Who Says We Are All In It Together?

Who Says We Are All In It Together?: "Currently the top 1% of the population owns 23% of the wealth, while the lowest 50% of the population share 7% of the wealth between them. This is a huge disparity in the distribution of wealth in this country and it shows how unjust our economic system really is."

Sandy Back: the true heart of Whitstable

Sandy Back: the true heart of Whitstable: "Maybe we are all immortal beings, made mortal in order to learn the secrets of love."

An Optimist Considers 2012 and other stories

An Optimist Considers 2012 and other stories: "An optimist is someone who believes thatthings will always turn out for the best. A pessimist is someone who believes that things will always turn out for the worst.

They are both right about half the time, and wrong about half the time. The difference is that the optimist has a far more enjoyable time while he’s at it."