This year I continued making micro-loans to people all around the world through Kiva. Although it wasn’t as easy as in previous years I still managed to grow my fund – plus birthday and Christmas contributions from friends and family … Continue reading →
An isolated group of men live in a world without women. Over the years they have learned to accept this fact, and that they will be the final generation. It has not been easy. Each of them has their demons … Continue reading →
I don’t often write to my MP, and I go public even less often. This petition needed a proper response. So this is mine. If Paul Scully is your MP … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I ran my first leather craft workshop with the aim to teach some friends how to make scabbards for the bronze swords we made earlier in the year. It went pretty well, except I’d under-estimated the … Continue reading →
I could not be happier! I can now share some news that I have known about for a few days: My short story ‘Warm Gun’ has been awarded first place in the 2016 BFS Short Story competition. This is an … Continue reading →
This is a bold, brave and brilliant book, just like its hero, thirteen years old Delphine Venner. It’s 1935 and troubled Delphine, recently expelled from school, goes to the isolated Alderberen estate with her mother and equally troubled father. An … Continue reading →
Oh, the world is full of anger, That ain’t nothing new. It’s why I cold-brew coffee, To get a smoother brew! Those islands of cool reason Feel far between and few. That’s why I learned to swim; Trusting neither boat … Continue reading →
That egg timer in the picture has some history. I am its new keeper. I’ve been to the Milford SF conference three times now. Every time was different, every time I learned new things about being a better writer. Every … Continue reading →
I’m happy and proud to announce the birth of my second* publication/editing project – The Redensive Epiphanies of Pouty McNavel. Epiphanies is an archetypal slim volume. It’s not made of genre, but it’s spiced and seasoned by it. One story … Continue reading →
I used to make a lot of leather costume, armour and accessories, mainly for LARP, including my ‘famous’ toblerone™ scabbard. That was a few years back and I needed to knock the rough edges off my neglected skills. I’ve … Continue reading →