David Palin

They ask: “How does a cliche become a cliche?” I guess that question is answered by the number of people who are probably musing that...

I was travelling on the Tube yesterday to see a customer, when I noticed the lady sitting opposite me was starting to look very upset...

Just finished this weekend watching the brilliant adaptation of the above on the TV. Ah, I wonder whether, one day, the words Based on...

My new novel launches 26th November. If you have read my previous works, you will know they fall under the umbrella of darkness;...

I think I gained some insight into this condition yesterday. I suppose its definition is nebulous at best and, like most things that...

One of my first posts on here (see below) was about my mother, who had recently passed away. Today is the two year anniversary. At the...

I read an article recently which stated it takes c.15 minutes to publish an eBook on Amazon Kindle…and so it might, if we’re just talking...

OK, I have taken the plunge, given up the day job and decided to try pursuing my writing career. So here I stand in a place with no...

I  was saddened to read in today’s Observer newspaper that the character or Berlin’s old Mitte district seems to be changing – becoming...

So, I’m a sports nut and can’t let today pass without celebrating England’s brilliant test victory in Melbourne. That happy band...

Snow is a bit like old age, isn’t it? You know it’s coming, but there’s stuff-all you can do about it as it slows everything down, or...

Anyone who has a copy of my first book – For Art’s Sake and In the Laptops of the Gods – will know there is a dedication to my Mum in...