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David Copperfield
David CopperfieldI don't know about you, but I often daydream about which books, movies or albums I'd take to a desert island and, for the past ten years or so, David Copperfield has been on that list. I studied Dickens at school, but it bored the pants off me, so I...
Before, During, and After: How the Flare Ended the World
Before, During, and After: How the Flare Ended the World (A Post-Apocalyptic Anthology)I was delighted to have one of my stories chosen for this anthology of post apocalyptic fiction. There are nineteen stories in total, all set within the same world and mine...
Who Gives A Crap
Who wants to talk about toilet paper? No, me neither. But the guys behind Who Gives A Crap have made an essential, but, shall we say, unglamorous aspect of our daily lives a little better for the planet. Their toilet paper is made from recycled paper (or bamboo if...
The end of the apostrophe
Fake news? Or, indeed, fake new's? The retirement, at 96, of the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society can hardly be the most surprising news, but it made a (slightly) interesting diversion from the usual doom and gloom, although John Richards himself was...
Wolf in Shadow by David Gemmell
Buy the book on Amazon.com Buy the book on Amazon.co.uk Buy the book elsewhere By David Gemmell Written originally to be a standalone novel, Wolf in Shadow eventually became the first in a trilogy of stories set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy version of Earth. It's...
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Buy the book on Amazon.com Buy the book on Amazon.co.uk By Terry Pratchett The Nac Mac Feegle are one of the greatest fantasy creations. Crivens! Kev. A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common...
Have a listen
I’ve recorded an audio version of my novelette: Amateur Grammatics. You can listen to it below or find it on Audible