Asking people to visit a graveyard can sometimes be a hard sell. But a writer needs little persuasion. Writers know just how inspiring cemeteries and burial sites can be. Back in 2014, I had a short story included in the Suspended in Dusk anthology, published by Books of the Dead. I intended ‘A Woman of Disrepute’ to be […]
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Tales of my London Trip: Part II
Yesterday I posted part one of my write-up of my recent London trip, talking about Saturday 16 March, and the entry was getting a bit long so I decided to split it in two and put the events of Sunday 17th into a separate entry. Sunday saw us check out of our hotel and take […]
Tales of my London Trip: Part I
It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally gotten around to sorting out my photographs from my trip to London last weekend. I wanted to celebrate my birthday but I prefer weekends away to nights out, and there was an exhibition I wanted to see at the Museum of London, so the destination choice was […]
London : The Aftermath
I’m pleased to report that London was quiet last night, aside from some minor disturbances that were dealt with quickly. Sadly I can’t say the same for Birmingham and Manchester, and I only hope their inhabitants rally around the same way London has to both clean up, and stand up for their city. Let’s hope […]
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I usually try, as much as I can, to keep real life off this blog, but not today. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one transfixed by the live news feed covering the London riots. Please, let’s get one thing straight. This is NOT civil unrest. This is wanton violence. Gangs of thugs are waging […]
Inspired by Bunhill Fields
Like most writers, I lead something of a double life. Evenings, weekends and stolen moments are spent writing; either creating something new, or editing something that I’ve already written. But by day, I work in an office just on the edge of the City of London. The back of the office overlooks Bunhill Fields, one […]
