Jim, your comments are appreciated and welcome.
Thanks for your encouraging words - they mean a great deal more than I can say or even project.

I have written a manuscript about the life of a dinosaur and am still waiting to catch up with an illustrator with publishing connections - and I have another couple of dinosaur book projects in the pipeline - we'll see how they pan out.

However, my personal and anecdotal story-telling I find just that - personal. I don't mind sharing with mates (like here at Mudcat) and I find them invaluable when I am engaged in teaching in schools - it is often useful to punctuate lessons with anecdotal 'life lessons' - the kids appreciate the break and they feel more included when you share your life and talk to their level - they also remember the original lesson they were working on a lot better, too.

It's probably why I am reluctant to move away from relief teaching and move into school chaplaincy - we'll have to see where it goes.

Muttley