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Research
I tend not to write novels that require a lot of research (regular readers will be aware that...
Elon Musk: The Genie or the Janitor of the Galaxy?
Spring 1995. The Quad. University of Pennsylvania. The monthly meeting of Resident Advisors in the Quad Freshmen dorm...
The Writer’s Zodiac: Aries, Stories of The Fiery Sky Ram
Meteorological spring began on March 1, but astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and astronomical autumn/Fall in the...
Why Mother, Why Father
Last year I made a short film. As a screenwriter with a drawer full of unproduced scripts I...
You Don’t Know Me
On The Honest Authors’ podcast, Gillian McAllister once mentioned that she was asked, “Do you really think that?”...
Merlin
A carved wooden statue of Merlin stands in Carmarthen town centre. A mythical Celtic shaman, he was a...
Everything Is Going to Be Alright
It’s been a pretty bad week for me. It started last Monday when I took my mum for...
Book Club Programme & Dates for the Year
Litopia’s Book Club, run by @Jason, is an unmissable monthly event. There are – happily – lots of...
The Stories in Our Stars: The Zodiac for Writers
We are now in Pisces Season. But what are its stars, what’s the ancient story behind it all, and...
Dope Junkie
I’m a dope junkie, and I’m spiraling. Scrolling. For hours. Every evening, you can find me lounging on...
The Moon vs. Brian Cox
Of the many jobs I’ve juggled, my latest presents a unique challenge. Sabah, in Malaysian North Borneo, is...
The Death of the American Penny.
Well, it’s been in discussion for years, but the man behind the curtain X’d (I guess you can’t...
What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
Bear With Me! Okay, this is probably a weird analogy but this is how my (bird-brained!) mind works....
Bonnie Bethany
She found a shilling down the back of the sofa and gambled it on a horse called ‘Bonnie...
Dems the rulez
Once again, I find myself writing about an argument I stumbled upon on X (Can’t they agree on...
Murmuration
Blackpool has a long tourist season that runs from Easter to Christmas each year, but the biggest seaside...
Humans vs AI
Okay, I know it’s not a war. Us against the machine. I’m not I-Robot-ing or anything. Or am...
Our Stories in The Stars- The Zodiac for Writers
Story Archetypes of The Zodiac We are now in the season of Aquarius, The Sign of All...
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