by briant | Jun 30, 2016 | Brian Thurogood, Novels, Red Diamond
“The original inspiration was one of the tales of the gothic pirates, and I wanted to suggest what might happen if modern-day pirates tried to explore our culture but with 2nd Century eyes.” “So the artefacts you featured are the ones you thought would appeal to their...
by dyanaw | Jun 25, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Novels, Yoga
We climb up the beach, past a couple of falling-apart grass shelters where the beach meets the scrub and follow a rough track through the bush. I’m not expecting much from this rough mountainous outback. I follow Tina up the track to its end. She is delighted by my...
by briant | Jun 20, 2016 | Brian Thurogood, Red Diamond
When they first met, Eddie and Grant were both in Brighton, club-hopping and accidentally chasing the same girl. Yvonne went by the name ‘The Onne’ and was a free-spirited goth. That ‘Elvis’ Eddie, Grant/Tor and The Onne ended up in the same loud club at 3 in the...
by dyanaw | Jun 15, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels, Sailing
Sailing is all about the wind. We don’t know how she will be, and she is invisible. My long hair only wants to fling itself, wave wildly and throw itself around in the great excitement of saying hello to the wind. This is the reason I keep it long, for this...
by briant | Jun 11, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Sailing, Trilogy
The Yoga of Sailing is the first autobiographical novel in the Anchors in An Open Sea trilogy by Dyana Wells. Each book is packed full of sailing adventures and romance, while never far from the search for meaning and love. Dyana has been an avid explorer all her...