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Senses of Morocco - now online!
Senses of Morocco is an exploration of Morocco - Casablanca, Tangier, Chefchaouen, Fes and the Sahara via the creative retreat at Cafe Tissardmine. The result is an exploration through creative inspiration in writing, and through art and photography.
Robin Bower
Apr 131 min read


A Grinch’s guide to Christmas prepping
It’s that time of year again, the one that comes around all too quickly. As 2024 comes to a close, I’m trying to recover from the...
Robin Bower
Dec 8, 20242 min read


Book review: The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela by Sisonke Msimang
What if everything you thought you knew about Winnie Mandela was only part of the story? The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela by Sisonke...
Robin Bower
Nov 30, 20242 min read


Book review: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Book review of Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Robin Bower
Nov 17, 20242 min read


And I'm back on Medium - for now...
Summer is coming in the southern hemisphere...
Robin Bower
Nov 15, 20241 min read


Exciting news: I'm moving to Substack!
Dear friends and subscribers After much consideration, I’ve decided to move my writing to Substack. It’s an amazing platform where I’ll...
Robin Bower
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Top 6 reasons eBooks are better than printed books
28,000 books in your pocket can't be bad, can it? Or can it?
Robin Bower
Jul 20, 20223 min read


Welcome to RB Publishing
RB Publishing provides editing, proofreading and manuscript assessment services to people who are writing or self-publishing
Robin Bower
Jul 17, 20221 min read


I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up
I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up - know what they knew, be my childhood god.
Robin Bower
Apr 12, 20213 min read


Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
This one flew across my radar from a conference I attended. I’m not an overly talkative person but I also seem to cross the boundary...
Robin Bower
Jan 14, 20191 min read


Book review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
I have read a couple of other Jodi Picoult books and decided she wasn’t really for me. She seemed a bit preachy, somehow. However, The...
Robin Bower
Jan 3, 20191 min read


Book review: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
4 out of 5 stars If you love mystery, suspense, odd children, large old houses, flashbacks and elderly women of an evil disposition, you...
Robin Bower
Jul 30, 20181 min read


Book review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
3 out of 5 stars There were so many sad stories and characters in this book that I can’t really say I loved it. I certainly wouldn’t...
Robin Bower
Jul 30, 20181 min read


Book review: Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
3 out of 5 stars A sad, dissatisfied wife and mother writes letters to her husband which are buried between the pages of the books in his...
Robin Bower
Jul 30, 20181 min read


Book review: The Choke by Sofie Laguna
My rating: 4 of 5 stars As the title suggests, this book tightens your throat with its raw poignancy of an innocent girl born into a...
Robin Bower
Mar 25, 20181 min read


Many stories are based on the same structure
Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a shaggy dog story over a campfire, a joke at a dinner party, a poem, a song, or a memoir, and...
Robin Bower
Dec 14, 20142 min read
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