Carol Hedges

Being a razorblade in the parliamentary candyfloss There comes a time in the life of every Grumpy Old Sod when mortality turns up and s...

I first posted this blog a couple of years ago because I was so angry at the closures of public libraries, in particular several branch l...

They always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that never stopped anyone. I have received both praise and 'stick...

Many years ago, in 1961, I was sitting, age 11, on the floor of the Assembly Hall of Hatfield Girls' Grammar School. My navy blaze...

New book cover (book/ebook publ.September) Scrolling through Facebook the other day, as you do when you are supposed to be working, I c...

As you probably all know, Diamonds & Dust , which was rejected out of hand by my former agent as ''not remotely publishab...

1. If possible, write on something that is NOT connected to the internet. That way you aren't tempted to check Facebook/Twitter ev...

About a year ago, my elderly and much loved eMac died on me. There was no warning. I woke up one morning, switched it on and nothing hap...

As many of you know, I have a tenuous relationship with technology. Actually, my level of competence is so low, you couldn't limb...

Every now and then Hedges Towers is invaded by mice. They come in from the cold, like in a John le Carre novel. Unlike in a John le Carre...