Kes Earnshaw
Cogito Ergo Scribo
Kes Earnshaw
Cogito Ergo Scribo
About Kes
Kes Earnshaw is an author, scholar and controversialist (if that’s even a word). If you are looking to have your opinions on any topic challenged, whether it’s one you’ve spent years studying or one you’ve never thought about – you’ve come to the right place. Kes is the author of Wildfire, a not-your-typical YA series set in Third Reich Germany, and a blog which is loosely about the education of gifted and talented children (Educating Sherlock).
Kes hates having her picture taken (she had it taken too often in front of a piano when she was small) so she appears unwillingly in this one wearing a Sherlock hat. (In case you were wondering…)
Guess what Kes is reading?
I thought I’d start a “what am I reading?” blog because … well, if you like Wildfire you might be wondering what the books and authors I mo...
How Hard do you have to Work? Or – Why Ethicists shouldn’t (aspire to) be Basketballers
I was looking forward to reading Robin Koerner’s blog article about Michael Jordan (https://www.robinkoerner.com/post/does-giving-everything-to-o...
What My Lady Did
I suppose, on balance, it may be considered a good thing that I rarely got the chance to watch films or TV shows before last Spring: it means the...
Welcome to my Tipi
There’s as Jewish tradition that Father Abraham’s tent was open on all four sides. His defining characteristic was generosity, and the good dee...
Sherlock is NOT a girl’s name
Reflecting its 19th century origins, Sherlock is a story primarily about men: a strong, central male character teams up with a strong, faithful (ma...
What Lockdown tells us about our priorities
I have a policy. A firm policy: never to read the articles Yahoo (or Google, or any other aspect of my computer) tells me to. Occasionally, I break...
The Bach Fallacy
Let’s get one thing clear: I like Bach. Really, I do. I haven’t played music properly in a long time but this morning over breakfast, the host ...
Educating Sherlock – What’s it all about?
The original Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation) emerged out of nowhere – discovered by Dr. Watson as a fully formed adult, complet...