A complete Short Story extracted from “Short Blasts” by Mai Griffin (may be shared freely – providing all shares include Mai Griffin’s name) Last Straw by Mai Griffin What to do…? “Who could have dreamed that every individual in the whole world could be suddenly under threat of death from a previously unknown virus for which there is no known… Read More
The last two years have not been fun! Being physically unable to stand or sit comfortably at an easel, painting became impossible, and various events conspired to put me off writing. Nothing has worked, thank goodness! To begin with, my publisher suggested that we give my Ghostly Echoes series a facelift, as they still sported the covers they inherited from… Read More
Yes – I was on Wikipedia. I was surprised and obviously pleased when the article appeared there. Several years later it was removed and, although disappointed, I gave it no further thought …just one of those things! My daughter, however, sought to find out why and eventually had an answer. A Wikipedia user (whose judgement was obviously respected) had pointed… Read More
The Mai Griffin Author Page on Facebook has just had the shop updated with all the Ghostly Echoes Series of books https://www.facebook.com/greyseries/
After my first four books in the series “Deadly Shades” were re-issued under new titles, I confess that having my title usurped by such a book as ’50’ was traumatic. I loved my characters and enjoyed their adventures, but my perfect title had been despoiled – as was some of my enthusiasm to write the fifth and final book of… Read More
A visit to the Health Centre in Jàvea to have blood tested (for which I had to be there at 8:15 am) was a bad enough start to the day but my daughter assured me that, once over, we could have a leisurely drive to the hospital for my hip x-ray. We could stop somewhere and enjoy coffee with a… Read More
Children are a joy to portray in oil on canvas… please note that I didn’t say “to paint”, as someone would be bound to interrupt with whoops of derisive laughter! Not all the little people who have sat for me have done so willingly; anxious parents’ warning about sitting still and being quiet for the three hour session, never help! A two-year-old… Read More
Juggling the demands of everyday life with the urgency to finish writing the current book is difficult at the best of times, but the summer heat here in Spain has not helped! As you can guess, if you have read of my own experiences, ideas are not much of a problem and, in the beginning, I wrote so much without worrying… Read More