So I had some bad news, then I got sick, and in truth I’ve spent most of the last week in bed feeling sorry for myself - it’s not a pretty sight - and I’m gutted that this coincided with Sci-Fi London (one of the weekends I look forward to most all year - I’d bought tickets for eight movies and got to see none of them) and the ACC Awards Ceremony.

Somewhere in the middle of that my contributions to Illuminations also took a bit of a kicking (well most of my favourites did anyway) - I’m not complaining about the review, just noting that this week I’ve had the tendency to focus on the negative.

So, I’m still croaking from this chest infection, but back to work today and some nice news… Douglas Hoffman has reviewed “Home Protection” on The Fix and liked it

I know one is supposed to take these things with equanimity - but it’s always nicer to get a positive word. I wrote “Home Protection” a long time ago (maybe three years?) and looking at it now all I see are the things I’d like to change but I’ve always liked the idea at the heart of the story and it’s nice that some new eyes saw it and appreciated it.

More soon.