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The first time I read Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse was around forty-six years ago. I have just re-read it. Not only that, but I was reading from the self same book I purchased in 1980! Boy, are the pages yellowed and dry! I had forgotten just how wonderful the novel was. It seemed to … Continue reading “To the Lighthouse”
I am delighted to announce the publication of my latest collection of short stories, Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories Amazon – Waterstones - Barnes & Noble Some say there is but a thin dividing line between tragedy and comedy, victory and defeat. Many of the protagonists in Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other … Continue reading “Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories” – published today!
I am delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of my latest collection of short stories, Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories, on 14th March 2026. The book is available to pre-order now. Amazon – Waterstones - Barnes & Noble Some say there is but a thin dividing line between tragedy and comedy, victory and defeat. … Continue reading “Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories” – published next week!
For me, Ben Markovits' The Rest of Our Lives really only got going once the protagonist was started on his road trip. Everything that came before seemed slightly confusing, as if I was being given too much information, too much back story. My conclusion was to wonder whether the book actually started in the wrong … Continue reading “The Rest of Our Lives”
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out" Buy discounted books direct from the printer
I am delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of my latest collection of short stories, Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories, on 14th March 2026. The book is available to pre-order now. Amazon – Waterstones Some say there is but a thin dividing line between tragedy and comedy, victory and defeat. Many of the protagonists in Dead-heading … Continue reading “Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories” – pre-order now!
Bizarre. And confusing. Sympathy Tower Tokyo reads like a treatise on language and a personal philosophy shoehorned into a piece of fiction; the only issue - from my perspective at least - is that the narrative / story isn't strong enough to do the heavy lifting. In that sense it failed to work as theory, … Continue reading “Sympathy Tower Tokyo”
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