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Category Archives: Non fiction
November 2022 book blog
This was the month that I only read two books. Not even two books, because it was still October when I started to read Ellen Datlow’s collection of Shirley Jackson inspired dark tales, ‘When Things Get Dark.’ Appropriate, I thought, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, Datlow, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mieville, Review
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Fandom
I wrote this a dozen or so years ago, after an epic trip to London to see the Manics. I was awake for nearly 24 hours, which explains the spaceship and the elephant, but nothing else. It turns out that … Continue reading
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Tagged Fandom, Forever Delayed, Friendship, Manic Street Preachers, Manics, Nicky Wire
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What’s Your Story, Chorley?
On Saturday 26th April, I will be reading a short extract from one of my short stories as part of Chorley & District Writers’ Circle contribution to the ‘What’s Your Story, Chorley?’ event. I’ll be reading in the Chorley Library … Continue reading
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‘A Song for Issy Bradley’ by Carys Bray. A review by Jeanette Greaves
Let me make it clear, I like genre books – horror, sf, fantasy. If it doesn’t have a spaceship or a paranormal creature I am unlikely to read it. And yet a couple of years ago, Carys Bray drew me … Continue reading
Idoru – second time around
On re-reading William Gibson’s Idoru. The second reading comes nearly sixteen years after the first. My memories of the first reading are of disappointment – it wasn’t the book I wanted it to be. I wanted the Idoru to be … Continue reading
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Charity talks
This article was written for the Winter 2011 / 2012 issue of The Cat magazine, published and distributed nationally by Cats Protection. One of the three aims of Cats Protection is to educate and inform the public about cats, and … Continue reading
My Family In Other Words.
The English language is inadequate for the job of describing certain family relationships, and it’s about time we coined the missing words. I love my nieces and nephews, and with the tenth one on the way very soon, I want … Continue reading
Lancashire Writing Hub Guest Editorship.
I’ve written two new short articles for the Lancashire Writing Hub. My stint as Guest Editor ends tomorrow, it’s been great fun and I’ve loved doing it. The Name Game – choosing character names Writing for a charity – getting … Continue reading
Behind The Scenes
‘The Cat’, the national magazine of Cats Protection, has published my article on community talks in its latest issue (Winter 2011). It’s a two page spread on pages 48 & 49. The article was written earlier this year specifically for … Continue reading