Creating Sparks and Sentences - and Happily Ever Afters

Or is it subjective "knowing"? With the onset of Nonfiction November, I have my self-help and my memoirs to-read, all lined up for the month.  But, that got me thinking...are these kinds of stories really the truth? Research would suggest that findings are true, and yet, researchers seek what they wish to seek, or write what they understand to be the truth.  Similarly, memoir seeks to outline ones perception and memory as the truth. As a memoirist, I am familiar with the notion of perceiving my thoughts as truth, compared to the same event experienced differently by someone else.  I am not taking away from either experience, simply outlining that two opposing perceptions can be true at the same time, about the very same event. I know, because I've struggled through, trying to portray instances subjectively.  Turns out it is impossible, because we cannot experience another's feelings for them. Therefore, what we write, is our truth. Okay, I realise these are heavy t...

The Accidental Plus One Down Under by Alison Ripley Cubitt   I'm delighted to feature this travel memoir   by Alison Ripley Cubitt who says: Travel for me now isn't just about the destination, but savouring every moment of the journey. Ebook  publication date: 24 November 2025 New Year's Eve 2019 While everyone else is popping champagne corks and ringing in a new decade, Alison—The Accidental Plus One—is crammed into a flying tin can somewhere over the Equator, obsessing over whether she remembered to lock the front door. Can she really uproot her life halfway across the world—again? Rural calm was sweet while it lasted, but when Alison's partner's job prospects dwindle, the lure of a new adventure on the far side of the planet proves irresistible. This time, she promises herself, it'll be easy. Fewer things to pack. No dog to uproot. Renting rather than buying. And before she knows it, Alison is heading for a land of giant spiders, the world's longest lockd...