Two years since I last wrote a piece for my blog. One year since I last wrote anything. But now I intend to return. Today is January 25th, 2026, and I don't believe the world will ever be the same. Yesterday an ICU nurse was shot - nay, executed - in Minneapolis for trying to help two women. His name is Alex Pretti, just 37 years of age and quite clearly a good and innocent man. On January 7th, 2026, it was a wife and mother of three Renée Good who was murdered by ICE and the

At the age of 54, coming up 55, this may not sound a lot to brag about, but today I finished reading 'Danny the Champion of the World'...

Okay, first off, lets give this book its full official title because it's important. The Road To Nowhere: How to be a Successful Failure...

Having finished the Silmarillion before reading this, I have been amazed at the breadth and depth of Tolkien's worldly vision. It's huge....

This week I finished reading the last two sections of the book that is - though these two parts are not directly part of the story of the...

I finished The Silmarillion. Not the whole book mind, just the Silmarillion part - which is about three quarters of the whole. I'm just...

Where has the year gone? April in 3 days. Already! And for those unaware, it means #INDIEAPRIL is upon us. Consider this your wake-up...

DreamSwarm celebrates the art and artists of a strange place. The brainchild and baby of Andy Mark Simpson, it is a place that enjoys the...

My brain is rubbish. After three breakdowns and a variety of mental illnesses diagnosed, it doesn't work at all well. My memory is shot...

Is a strange piece, even by my standards. A novella in length, I wrote it as a kind of precursor to NIGHTJAR, to put into context hinted...