I think the intro explains this quite nicely. You Are My Sunshine by The Civil Wars is available on the most excellent album – Barton Hollow. Get a FREE copy … Read More
5 Things I Learned Last Week
It’s been a while since I did any of these so the “last week” bit of that may be a stretch. John Scalzi has posted some wise words on this year’s (extremely) controversial … Read More
“What a lie looks like”
It’s Wednesday, have some Beth Orton. Magpie is from the album Sugaring Season. Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“What a lie looks … Read More
Building the Apocalypse – 30 March 2015
Yes, I’ve already missed my self-imposed goal of posting these on Mondays but The Walking Dead Season Finale trumped writing the blog yesterday. It’s worked out for the best anyway, you’re … Read More
Only Lovers Left Alive
My wife and I almost went to see Only Lovers Left Alive during a trip to Calgary last year but the showtimes didn’t quite work out, and we didn’t know anything about … Read More
StoryStylus KickStarter
I’m a bit of a KickStarter addict. I’ve backed everything from children’s books to HP Lovecraft Blu-rays to card games about exploding kittens to photographs of librarians. I try to stay away from the … Read More
The Truth About David Gatewood
This blog post could end my indie career. I don’t normally write about political or other emotionally charged subjects, but I can no longer stay silent on the subject of … Read More
Joining the Apocalypse
Last Monday was a day of highs and lows. It started off with one of the quickest rejections I’ve ever received – just under twelve hours. But it ended with news from … Read More
“I can even take him in the bath”
Tonight, my wife and I are heading out to Amanda Palmer’s Friends from TED event. Last year’s NinjaTED event was fantastic but involved a lot of queueing. This year there … Read More
Darknet by Matthew Mather
Just a quick post to highlight the fact that Matthew Mather’s new book Darknet is now available. I read an ARC of this and really enjoyed it. Here’s the description: One minute … Read More