Being as I am a fan of both Gary Oldman and Denzel Washington, I went to see The Book of Eli on Wednesday. Before going in, I knew nothing about the film, and had few expectations, but I wasn’t quite expecting what I saw. For those who have yet to see the film, the basic […]
Iron Council; Or how I learned to love China Mieville
I’m quite pleased with myself today – I finally finished China Mieville’s Iron Council this morning, meaning that I have started on the right path towards completing one of my New Year goals. That is, I wanted to read at least one novel every month for the whole year. Now, I’ll be honest with you. […]
Science, Or Why I Don’t Just Do Art
It’s not something that I talk about all that often, but I am actually a great lover of science. My dad is an engineer, so I’ve had an awareness of the rational forces that hold the fabric of the universe together since I was little (he once helped me make a warren truss bridge out […]
Still Running (Flash Fiction)
Apologies for the lapse in blogging, dear friends – real life had that annoying habit of getting in the way. Weddings, interviews – that sort of thing. Anyway. I’ve just been looking back through my notebook and discovered I actually have some reasonably decent work squirrelled away in there, so I must prompt myself to […]
We’re on The Road to nowhere…
Let me get this out of the way before I get to the meatiest part of my post. The Road is a very beautifully-shot, gorgeous film, and I can’t fault its cinematography. However, it feels to me like it’s related to one of those vapid bimbos that you come across from time to time – […]
Another piece published!
t is with great delight that I use this post to publicise the fact that I have another piece of fiction online! You can find it at The Tomlit Quarterly, in issue two. It’s available as a free PDF, which means not only do you get my short piece, Cold, you also get tons of […]
