
Can you criticize art?
Isn't beauty in the eyes of the beholder? I've always been fascinated by the idea of creative criticism. How can you make a living...
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The Magical Colours of Tuscany
So many soothing and enchanting vistas Tuscany features prominently in the second half of my novel, The Way Things Fall. It’s where the...
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The Diviner's Sage
Salvia Divinorum … and other concoctions I have been asked a lot about salvia divinorum because its hallucinogenic properties feature...
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The love of the desert
What makes a desert so special? I have been lucky enough to have traveled in many different deserts: the Saharan, the Arabian, the...
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The whole idea of fate
Is your destiny really predetermined? You often hear people say “It must be fate.” Some things, it seems, were definitely meant to be –...
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I need you vs. I want you
Which would you rather hear? Is love based on need stronger than love that is completely free of it? In great romantic stories, we are...
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It's all in the stars
What's going on up there? I wonder if other people have favourite constellations. Mine is Orion. I love the fact that he comes back in...
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Can you be in love with two people?
The love-triangle dilemma So many of the great romances in novels and movies are love triangles. Just think of Outlander, The Hunger...
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Should we worry about Karma?
Is it a force to be reckoned with? There are many examples of good and bad karma in mythology, in fables, in world history and in...
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