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Satisfied Saturday Six

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The SSS celebrates six things that have gone well, or at least okay, in the past week. It is the creation of Terry Egan, who is all things wonderful.

1. I’ve written about half of my article for Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine. I’m looking at what modern medicine might make of some of her characters… and it’s an interesting ride!

2. We have a Christmas tree! And it has sparkly lights! I like sparkly lights. AND I’ve received some Christmas cards, which is both lovely and slightly guilt-inducing because I’ve failed to get around to sending any this year. But it is lovely to have them around the place being cheerful at me.

3. I’ve started blogging again, which will hopefully stay as a Usual Thing from now on.

4. Thanks to my latest story (in Hired Hands), I have this week introduced my mother to the words ‘gaydar’ and ‘wankfest’. It is always useful to educate family 🙂

5. I keep having to go back to the doctor with health problems (I have ME/CFIDS, for anyone who doesn’t know), which isn’t good, obviously, but he is being about as supportive as he can be, which makes such a difference.

6. My cats are as good as television and much more cuddly! I have been watching them play chase around the house and then curl up to fall asleep on my lap 🙂

Wednesday Word of the Week

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Valetudinarian – (i) a person who is unduly anxious about their health; (ii) a person weak in health

“having been a valetudinarian all his life, without activity of mind or body, [Mr Woodhouse] was a much older man in ways than in years; and though everywhere beloved for the friendliness of his heart and his amiable temper, his talents could not have recommended him at any time. Emma – Jane Austen

I’m currently writing an article for Jane Austen’s Regency World about Jane Austen’s characters, and what diagnoses modern medicine might offer. Unexpectedly, thanks to the contradictory meanings of the word ‘valetudinarian’, as above, I have run into a great discussion about Mr Woodhouse, in Emma. Was he a hypochondriac? Or did he actually suffer from poor health? All opinions welcomed!

Posting Schedule

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I keep being filled with determination to post more, so in order to help me keep up with this, I’ve decided to start a system of regular postings on specific things. I therefore offer, for your entertainment and amusement, the following ‘schedule’:

Wednesday Word Of The Week
On Wednesdays, I’m going to post a word, with its meaning and an example of its use. I may also (if you’re particularly unlucky!) ramble on about it – perhaps about why I chose it, or something about why I like/dislike it. This won’t necessarily be an Impressive Complicated word, just one which is filling my mind on that particular week!

Friday Fiction
Now, Friday ‘fiction’ is a bit of a misnomer, chosen more for the alliteration than because I’m actually going to post fiction. I may very well post fiction – either a flash fiction story, or an excerpt from something I’m writing or something I’ve written. But I may also post a bit of an article I’m writing, or a poem I’ve written. Anyway, I’ll post something! I make you no promises as to what…

Satisfied Saturday Six
The Satisfied Saturday Six was something which was invented by a very dear friend of mine, Terry Egan. Its purpose is to look back over the past week and find six things that you’re pleased – or at any rate satisfied with. They might be little things like “I had the most AMAZING ice-cream this Wednesday!” or bigger things, such as “One of my friends got married this week!” Big or little, it’s a chance to look on the positive side, no matter how good or awful the week may have seemed en route. It would be particularly nice if other people commented with things that have gone well for them – we could have an excellent celebration of things of joy!

So, prepare for posts. I am here, and I am chatty. Be afraid. Be very afraid…

Welcome To The New Blog (and a freebie!)

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I set this blog up and then thought that I ought to write something Really Impressive for the first post – which of course means, I didn’t post at all 🙂  So, I thought I’d start today anyway, with a quick intro to my best-selling story. Which is, despite being* the only story I’ve written which got a one star review at Amazon, Punishing Pansy.

Work is a place for working, not for illicit pleasures. When David catches his employee Pansy masturbating, he needs to teach her a lesson – and it seems Pansy is all too willing to be taught.

It’s short but hot (a bit like its author 😉 ) – a light-hearted spanking story, and frankly, who can say better than that? (The one star was because the reader complained that the story was short, just for information. Don’t let it put you off!)

Well, this being the first post in a new blog and everything, I think there really should be a prize on offer for those folk who’ve managed to read this far. So… not so long ago, I wrote the sequel to Punishing Pansy – called Pansy Learns A Lesson. It’s not actually out yet, but I will send an e-copy of it to the first five people (over 18s only, I’m afraid) to comment on this post.

What happens in the sequel? Well… there’s a new guy at work, and Pansy’s on the prowl… What’s David going to catch her at this time?

 

*to my knowledge – and if you know better, please don’t tell me!