A few things have been going on for me lately, and all of them are about epiphany. Growing up in a very Anglican (church of England) family, I always remember hearing my grandmother, and soulsister of mine, talk about “having an epiphany.” She loved the word so much that she would write its definition down on […]
No matter how old we get we all remember what it was like to be a child. Most of my memories start around the time I was about 8 years old and have that golden glow because I trusted everyone and everything. At about 10 years old, I started reading just about as much as I was […]
Simple Definition of grace : a way of moving that is smooth and attractive and that is not stiff or awkward Grace is something I’ve been searching for most of my life. I think I’ve finally found her. She’s waiting with me now, quite close by. I can almost feel her breath on my neck. […]
I had to read the words a couple of times to fully process the sentence. The article appeared in this month’s Vogue magazine. It talked about our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family history. One sentence stung. “Cursed with an undiagnosed case of bipolar disorder, she (Margaret Trudeau) grew miserable in 24 Sussex.” Some part of me had […]
Stroke of Midnight We didn’t make any plans the day before, we just knew the week of New Years would involve the kids taking skiing lessons on a local hill. We didn’t know how tired they might be after their lesson so we decided to play it by ear and see how everyone felt. The […]
Last night we watched Ex-Machina a film that is so gorgeous, so well written and so well performed that you can’t help but check to make sure there is blood flowing through your veins. Enter a computer programmer named Caleb, played by Domhnall Gleeson, who wins a trip to spend a week with Nathan, founder of the […]
In a crazy bout of coincidence I went to the pharmacy today and saw Alicia Vikander on the cover of Vogue. I just had to buy it, given that last night, by complete chance, we happened upon her superb performance in Ex-Machina alongside Oscar Isaac, who is one of the newest cast members in Star […]
Who am I? I’m a writer, author and publisher of the Mabel Hartley ebook young adult fiction series. Writing is the thing I love best, the thing that makes time stand still. When I’m writing, it’s like I’m not in my body anymore. If someone asks me a question, I can’t hear them. It’s always […]
I just watched Far from the Madding Crowd and then I watched the ending about six times, rewinding again and again until I felt full of romance, emotion and joy. It never hurts when the one you love asks you to let them love you. I swooned for Gabriel Oak! This is the movie that […]
I went to see Return of the Jedi and the Empire Strikes Back in the theatre. I remember Luke Skywalker taking an awfully long time to get out of the swamp and looking back perhaps it was because I just wanted more of Han Solo. I remembered have a school girl crush on Han Solo and how […]
J.E. Reddington 