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Anthocon Booked

It’s all booked, and good to go. In November this year, I’ll be hauling myself back across the globe to the USA, and joining the fun at Anthocon. It’s held in Porstmouth, where New Hampshire meets Maine, from 9th – 11th November. I’m looking forward to catching up with friends (shaking hand with some for [...]

Broken Bones & Free Birds

I have a broken foot now. Broken feet are not cool. Specifically, I’ve fractured the fifth metatarsal of my right foot – the long bone running along the outside. How I’ve done it though… to be honest, it’s a bit of a mystery. Not too much point worrying about it at this stage. The foot’s [...]

Cuckoo Giveaway At Smashwords

There are lots of ways to get an ebook copy of Cuckoo for free. Most of them involve annoying piracy sites, who don’t feel obligated to give me any money for giving you something I worked pretty hard on. This week, you’ve a new option. I’ll give you a full ebook of Cuckoo, for free. [...]

Broken Bones & New Reviews

Gravity can be a fickle bugger. My daughter Eva has been making mock of it for most of her eight years on this earth, and it has happily turned a blind eye to her childish impudence. Today, it had a change of heart, and decided to object to her tree climbing antics. Four and a [...]

Iris & Pirates, Ho!

My lady has abandoned me for a week of dayjobbery in a slightly different country. A fine opportunity, but it leaves me with responsibilities such as ‘make sure Eva actually gets to school and back’ and ‘don’t inadvertently set fire to stuff’. I tell you, I’m feeling the pressure. To counter my glum, this review [...]

Randoms Acts of Snappery

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