Sentenced to death in the desert, the concubines of a fallen sultan instead free themselves and evade the pursuit of the fanatical new ruler of their city, Hakkim Mehdad. Out of nothing, they and their allies – robbers and storytellers, … Continue reading
Last week I signed a contract with Colin Tate at Clarion Publishing to publish my near-future SF novel. After jumping around the room, doing the happy dance, and wagging my finger at the universe in that ‘I told you so’ … Continue reading
Many years ago, this yacht lamp used to belong to my grandmother, who told me it was made by a WWII Polish refugee. It hadn’t worked for a long time, so I decided to see if I could dismantle … Continue reading
I first ate this ambrosial Scottish dessert of raspberries, honey, whisky, cream and oats at Frank’s Cafe, the amazing temporary restaurant and bar on top of Peckham’s multi-storey car park. Frank’s has one of the best views in London, great … Continue reading
Welcome to the first blog on my new web site. I saw Prometheus on the first night of release in the UK with my partner, the lovely Gaie Sebold, and we decided to write a joint blog, which you can … Continue reading
