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Category Archives: Trivia
Commemorating Kafka
Just to mention that today, 3rd July 2019 is the 136th anniversary for one of my favourite writers: Franz Kafka who was born in 1883, into a middle-class family in Prague – then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. By background he … Continue reading
The UK and Brexit
Nothing can prepare you for the intricacies and myths propounded on this subject (many by people that should know a lot better). What is needed is imaginative thinking that directs the trivial into productive channels while simultaneously dealing with the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Trivia, Writing
Tagged Brexit skit, fairy, Men for the Stars, nosey parker, vampire, Window Lights
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My First Newsletter
I’m starting my first newsletter. Sign up and earn a free download. Plus: you’ll be notified (monthly) on blog updates, book deals, free PDF downloads and news of upcoming titles, and you’ll also get a flavour of SF from Up North … Continue reading
Posted in General, Trivia, Writing
Tagged Angel in my Heart, Dragon Shard, Newsletter, The Turning Stone
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DC Comics: Mystery in Space and other SF
It’s exactly ten years since I started to write. My first novel reached first draft in between the 2008/09 Championship play-off finals (as a result of which Burnley FC were propelled into the Premier League) and the start of the … Continue reading
Dryads gets to draft
Dryads, the last of my Nymph collection, has finally got to draft stage at 33,000 words. For those with a fictional frame of mind, Dryads is set in a place not dissimilar to medieval England – it has a Soke, … Continue reading
Memories of Doris Lessing
While I was trawling my archives for notes I’d made on Sufism in Burnley (in vain so far), an unpolished, unpublished draft post on Doris Lessing came to my attention – I was conscious I hadn’t said all I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Philosophy, Trivia
Tagged Dark Fantasy, Doris Lessing, Erisse of the Illyany, Idries Shah, Space Fiction, Sufism, Tengrism
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An Office Life 4: Form Design
Form Design (by hand) One of the main issues in running a manual reporting system was form design. While at school, I’d taken price in my mathematical, logical approach to… well things. The thing is, this wasn’t adequate preparation for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell Woven, Form Design, General Administration, Looms, Newmarket Street Colne, Textiles, Typist Pool, Woven Labels
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Why are there no Aliens near Earth?
Man is a competitive, destructive species. This is one of the prerequisites of survival. Continue reading
An Office Life 3: Office Routine + Jacquard Looms
Office Routine It often seems the case that once you master a technique, you want to apply it everywhere. Harry – I started off calling him Mr. Braithwaite; even though he told me Harry was fine, I always felt more … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell Woven, Looms, Newmarket Street Colne, Textiles, Woven Labels
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An Afternoon With 3 Authors
I go to too few book readings and I suspect this is as much to do with the weakness of the local writers’ grapevine as it is with ivory tower syndrome. It’s also more of a rarity in my neck … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Trivia
Tagged Angela Wren, Chris L Longden, Cuckoo in the Chocolate, Merle, Revolution Day, Slaithwaite, The Gallery, Tim E Taylor
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