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Category Archives: European Union
Kristallnacht and Remembrance
Thanks to Guy Verhofstadt for posting about Kristallnacht yesterday. Known, too, as the Night of Broken Glass and the November Pogrom(s), it was a pogrom against Jews and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi party’s … Continue reading
Posted in European Union, Fiction, Greek Islands, new writing, non-fiction, Refugees, Writers, Writing
Tagged Aegean Solidarity UK, Angela Merkel, British immigration policy, child refugees, Dodecanese Islands, Guy Verhofstadt, Immigration, Krystallnacht, Refugee Support Devon, Remembrance Day, Symi
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Behind the holiday island: The refugee crisis and the future for healthcare on Leros
Pandeli Harbour, Leros Here is the second part of the interview with my friend, Takis Varnas, who works as a nurse on Leros in the Dodecanese islands. I am indebted to him for his practical help and advice … Continue reading
Posted in Britain in EU, Contemporary Women's Fiction, European Union, Greek Islands, Health Care, Leros, Personal, Refugees, Writing
Tagged contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Greece, Hospital, Jigsaw Island, Leros, Lynne McVernon, Mental Health, new novel, new writing, Refugees, Symi, Writing
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Behind the holiday island: Leros as seen by Takis Varnas
Apart from the beauty of the island of Leros, Martyn and I return year after year because of the friends we have made there. We have known Takis Varnas and his family the longest. They have all helped me one … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, Britain in EU, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Desperation, European Union, Greek Islands, Health Care, Leros, new writing, Personal, Refugees
Tagged Fiction, Greece, Greek Islands, holiday reading, Hospital, Jigsaw Island, Leros, Mental Health, new novel, new writing, Refugees, Symi, Terrible with Raisins, Women writers, women's fiction, Writing
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I used to hate jigsaw puzzles…
I used to hate jigsaw puzzles… I could say – “Until I discovered Smirnoff” – but that would date me and anyone who remembers the ad campaign (and the awful jokes*) and baffle anyone who wasn’t in Britain in the … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Women's Fiction, European Union, Greek Islands, Humour, new writing, Personal, Writers, Writing
Tagged contemporary Fiction, Greece, Greek Islands, holiday reading, Humour, Jigsaw Island, Leros, new novel, new writing, Terrible with Raisins, Women writers, women's fiction, Writing
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Olympia Karayorga
On Leros one day last September, Martyn and I strolled from Pandeli to Aghia Marina for a midday snack and drink. There, we were accosted by a charming Greek lady in a rakish John Lennon cap, who decided to sit … Continue reading
Posted in European Union, Fiction, Greek Islands, Humour, Personal, Poetry, Remain in EU, Teaching, Writers
Tagged Poetry
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Symi
This is one of the many reasons people fall in love with Symi. I set my first novel, TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS, there. My next, JIGSAW ISLAND, features both Symi and, Leros – 6 ferry hours away. Every island has a … Continue reading
How could anyone who’s read a book resist this?
PUT IT TO THE PEOPLE MARCH – LONDON 23 MARCH 2019
Marching for Put it to the People…
On right, beloved, Martyn Stead, be-badged and happy. On left, friend Ian Blyth, a chum from Guildford – a chance encounter midst the million plus in central London yesterday. (Me and me bad foot kept me away. Spirit marched every … Continue reading
Posted in European Union, Life on the edge, Personal
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