Meet My Guests

  • I am 2ndwitch: Carole Brooks comes to DOSBBIS Island

    I don’t suppose who or what I am is that interesting – fat, nearly fifty, inveterate academic, politically on the extreme ranting side of left wing, keen photographer, writer, poet, singer, musician, and passionate person. And I knit. But I’ve told you anyhow. And so, if asked to choose my favourite tracks, I can say…

  • Today, I’d like to welcome Nancy Jardine to my blog. Nancy is celebrating the launch of her new book, After Whorl: Bran Reborn.  Below she shares with us what her new book is about and where you might be able to purchase a copy. Ravaged by war …AD 71. After the battle at Whorl, Brennus of…

  • How to Bake a Life Musically by Robert W Kinkaid Jr

    My latest visitor to *DOSBBIS Island is photographer, Robert W Kinkaid Jr. Let’s see what music Robert ahs chosen. I spent the day baking, so baking analogies will follow. Your youth as a whole is your ingredients, and you bake the cake of your life over time based on those ingredients;  and everyone’s is different,…

  • Roisin Meaney Visits *DOSBBIS Island With Her Music Choices

    Today, I’d like to welcome best-selling Irish author Roisin Meaney to *DOSBBIS Island with her five musical choices. Since I’m an Irish colleen (or cailín, if you want to spell it like we do) I thought I’d share with you my Irish top 5, as in songs sung by, if not written by, Irish people.…

  • You’re Doing It Wrong!

    My next visitor to *DOSBBIS Island is Mr. Uku, aka Algernon Gaylord-Algernon, aka Gary Parkin. His eclectic choice is below. If you want to learn more about Gary, you can visit his website. If you want counselling, you’re on your own! You’re doing it wrong. By Mr Uku As someone else recently said, when it…

  • Welcome to *DOSBBIS Island, Ailsa Abraham!

    I had a lot of interest from friends wanting to share their *DOSBBIS Island Discs with me on my blog and am delighted to hand over to the lovely Ailsa Abraham to kick us off. Slipped Discs I so agree with Nettie that personal choice is just that – personal. Like “social media” speaks for…

  • Advice For Writers from David Barnett

    Today, I’m turning over my blog to the fabulous David Barnett, author of Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl who has some advice for we writers who are still waiting for the book deal. David, over to you:               First off, thank you so much to Nettie for a)…

  • The Creative Life with Victoria Bantock from What The Dickens? Magazine

    Today I am delighted to welcome the lovely Victoria Bantock from What The Dickens? Magazine to guest on my blog. Thanks Nettie for inviting me onto your lovely blog so I can rant away like mad about the things I do. As my other half will confirm, I do go on quite a bit when…

  • Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend: A Guest Post from Calum Kerr

    I am delighted to welcome Calum Kerr to my blog today in the first of what, I hope, will become many posts from guest bloggers. Cal is the director of National Flash Fiction day and has Lost Property, a new collection of some of his fabulous short stories out now from Cinder House and Amazon UK. Let…