The last of the reading

This time last year I made a sort of resolution to do one simple thing: to read more for enjoyment. Mostly I carried it through and I read a lot of good books and stories, and a few poor ones too. Towards the end of the year, though, I got sidetracked by reading a few […]

Stories for Christmas

December has been busy. Very busy. There’s not been much time to think about writing, let alone share any news. But now it’s Christmas night and I’m back from a very pleasant day with the family, and only now able to take a look at the Christmas 2011 edition of the Estronomicon Ezine which, alongside […]

Some upcoming things

And just to prove that things are happening here in this old (but freshly decorated house), here’s a few things I’m going to be involved in in early December: Markee de Saw & Bert Finkle will be playing at the QM Red Ribbon Ball. There should be a fabulous cabaret line-up for that one, and […]

Spring cleaning

Yes, I’m aware it’s nearly December, but sometimes you have to do these things when the whim takes you. So, if you’re a regular visitor (yes, I know who you are, all three of you), you might have noticed that last night I gave the site a lick of paint and moved some stuff around. […]

October, October

Well that month went fast. Reading-wise, although I returned from Fantasycon with a stack of great books that I cant’ wait to get into and although I now have an issue each of Interzone and Black Static waiting to be devoured, I have almost nothing to report. Well, I have read and critiqued two unpublished […]

Your other national language

Saturday evening sees me pottering around on the netbook while I wait for the lamb tagine (which is currently flooding the place with some amazing spicy smells) to cook. And in the background I’ve got this afternoon’s St Mirren v Hibs match on BBC Alba, with commentary in Gaelic. No, I do no speak Gaelic, […]

September’s Reads

September was a little disappointing reading-wise. Struggled most of the month on one novel, and other activities (including having an unpublished novel for critique) have nibbled away my reading time lately. Not expecting this situation to improve much in October either, but c’est la vie. The Phantoms Of Breslau by Majek Krajewski (Quercus). Picked this […]

Cabaret, Cabaret

I might have once or twice mentioned the forthcoming Glasgow Cabaret Festival. It didn’t make its crowd source funding target, but the organizers have managed to find a way to put it on regardless. The complete Festival Programme is now up on the website, and you can keep up to date with what’s on on a […]

Fcon 2011

Every convention is memorable for its own reasons. Some may have great programming, excellent meals out or just wonderful conversations. Some may be ruinously expensive or terrible breakfasts. FCon 2011, held in Brighton, will be remembered in years to come as The Scorcher. It also had good programming and wonderful company (you simply never run […]

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