I've just discovered there's been a problem with my website email address for most of March. If you sent me an email during that time, you probably spotted the problem when your email came back plastered with error messages.

I'm very sorry. The error was on my server, and it's fixed now. The error was also in my brain as I should have noticed that my devoted readers had gone strangely silent. My only excuse is that for part of the time I was in Mildura and for the rest of the time I was in 1942, and both are very distracting places to be.

I'm still in 1942, in my imaginary version of Poland in World War Two, doing a second draft of my new book Once. But I'm also checking my emails each day, so please, pop over to my Visitors Page and keep them coming. I like reading them very much.

My other news this month is that the MS Readathon people have asked me to be their patron for this year (they did it by phone) and I've agreed. You may already know that the Readathon is a fun way to raise money for people living with multiple sclerosis, and win prizes for yourself at the same time. I'll be saying more about it later on, but for now you can find out more at www.msreadathon.org.au (details of the 2005 Readathon will be there from 1st April).

Until next time, oo-roo and happy reading,

24 March 2005