Next port of call: Hippo Regius
To continue with my character’s journey we head to Hippo Regius, another Phoenician settlement. Today, it is near Annaba, in Algeria. To get an idea of where it is, refer to my previous post...
View ArticleSacred Centre of Ancient Greece
Delphi was considered one of the most important religious sites in Ancient Greece. It was home to the Delphic Oracle called Pythia, from which all women who held that position were known. Pythia had...
View ArticleWho Were the Olympian Gods?
Their story goes back thousands of years, long before writing was invented. The magic of words sung and passed down from generation to generation. It was Hesiod who first told their story in his...
View ArticleThe Price of Love
She had everything. A husband, in this case a god, (don’t we all wish that!), she shared the throne, was as powerful as her husband, had adoring worshippers and a family. Yet she was one of the most...
View ArticleWhat Say You?
I’ve been so busy polishing and buffing my story that before I realised it, we’re in the middle of March. Then I started to panic. With so much to do, I almost forgot to let my wonderful friends in the...
View ArticleReleased into the Digital Sphere
The day has arrived and I am happy to announce A Goddess’ Curse is now available as an eBook. Here’s the blurb: Hera, Queen of the Gods, is the most powerful goddess on Mount Olympos. Beautiful,...
View ArticleThe Mother of All Headaches
Have you ever had one of those bad headache days where you feel as if your skull is going to split in two? Or feel like your head is in a vice and squeezed till you almost pass out? Anyone who’s had a...
View ArticleThe Huntress Has Thorns
Since the dawn of time women have been regarded as the ‘fairer’ and ‘weaker’ sex, aphorisms which are out-dated. However there were a number of role models who rallied against these stereotyped terms....
View ArticleUnder Sufferance
There is a terrible and nasty thread that runs throughout the history of the world—the “rape” of women and girls. Rape is in quotations as there are various definitions of the word: • The offence of...
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