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Win a copy of Outside In!
So I was on Croydon Radio last Saturday, chatting away to the hosts of the From Croydon to Gallifrey podcast Janet and Steve about Outside In and Spaceships of Science Fiction. It was my very first radio interview. I got to plug my books and even choose some records for them to play. Seriously, I felt like a […]
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On the Radio on the Internet
Did you know Croydon has its own Internet radio station? I’ll be joining the monthly SF show, From Croydon to Gallifrey this Saturday to talk about Spaceships of Science Fiction and Outside In, as well as bringing along some of my favourite SFnal tunes to listen to. Some will be soundtracky, and some may come as […]
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Is this headline an example of Betteridge’s Law?
Sorry.
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New Look
As you’ve probably noticed by now, my old blog has been retired. We’ve sent it to live on a farm, where it chases sheep all day, and is immensely happy. As well as being a lot shinier, the new blog also has websitey goodness attached to it. See the links at the top? That’s links […]
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The Science of the Lambs
So I accidentally bought a frozen leg of lamb rather than a fresh one while Internet Shopping last week. Fair enough, I thought, and bought a fresh one to eat that week, reasoning that I could defrost the frozen one overnight this weekend. Well, turns out that a big-ass leg of lamb takes a lot […]
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My Two Dads
So Man of Steel was a huge success then. There was a lot of chatter when it was first released about some of the choices the writers made in the film. Admittedly this was usually expressed in a howl of “THAT’S NOT MY SUPERMAN YOU’VE BETRAYED MY CHILDHOOD!” nerdrage, but whatever. It also seems to […]
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Giant Happy Crab Returns
Been a bit quiet around here recently, hasn’t it? Ahem. Really must try and do something about that. Pretend I have mysterious and exciting news that I can’t tell you about yet. That’s what writers generally do when they return to their blogs after a long absence, yes? (I don’t. OR IS THIS A CUNNING […]
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The Beginning of the End
At last. The moment that Nick Clegg has been praying for for the last few years has finally come to pass. And you’d better believe he’s happy about it – even though, by the end, he’ll no longer be the leader of the Liberal Democrats. A little context. Back in May 2010, no single party […]
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An Outing
So, within the last couple of years I’ve become aware of Sonnet 20. Yes. I’m behind the times. By approximately 400 years. Deal. Here’s how it goes: A woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted,Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion;A woman’s gentle heart, but not acquaintedWith shifting change, as is false women’s fashion:An […]
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Three Mournings
I was living in Los Angeles when Ronald Reagan died. The body was lying in repose in the Presidential Library in Simi Valley, just to the north-west of LA, so I went to see it. I thought: I’ll probably never get the chance to pay my respects to such a historical figure again, so I […]