Wish You Were Here: The Offical Biography of Douglas Adams – New Introduction It’s hard to believe that Douglas Adams died at the age of only 49 on 11 May 2001, a decade ago. Happily his writing is still ubiquitously … Continue reading
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Wish You Were Here: The Offical Biography of Douglas Adams
Wish You Were Here: The Offical Biography of Douglas Adams Time has stretched like chewing gum. Surely it cannot be a decade since Douglas Adams died? He seems to be everywhere. His books can be found, as they say, in … Continue reading
Collective Nouns
Editing my diary has caused me to reflect on some of the odd collective nouns provided by the language. My late friend, Olive Brown, had two of her own invention. They were (1) a reluctancy of volunteers; and (2) a … Continue reading
MY CAREER AS A JEWISH MISSIONARY
MY CAREER AS A JEWISH MISSIONARY My career as a Jewish missionary was necessarily a short one because (a) I am a goy, and (b) I am an atheist. It probably wouldn’t have happened without Gerry Cohen. There are … Continue reading
Multiple Narratives
Multiple Narratives This blog expands an earlier one changing the point of view of a narrative. I’m a fan of first person narrative for its intimacy and immediacy. However it can pose a technical limitation in restricting the PoV available to … Continue reading
The Wit and Wisdom Of the Williams Boys – after the Lymm Festival
On Thursday last the Williams Boys, alias me and my friend Alan, put on our long-anticipated gig at the Lymm Festival. It was a mix of music from Alan and readings from me, and the general theme was the writing … Continue reading
MULTI STORY SHORT STORY COMPETITION RESULTS
This blog post contains the full adjudication of the Multi Story short story competition for March/April. The winners and short list may be seen on the Multi-Story website http://www.multi-story.co.uk/. This blog contains the full long list, including items for which … Continue reading
SHOULD WE BLOG ABOUT OUR DAILY AFFAIRS?
SHOULD WE BLOG ABOUT OUR DAILY AFFAIRS? My friend and fellow author, Mark Turner alias Ruby Barnes, in his handy little guide, The New Author, http://marblecitypublishing.com/, comments that blogs that take the form of diaries can expect the same number of … Continue reading
Adjudicating Short Stories
ADJUDICATING SHORT STORIES I’ve just done an adjudication of a long list of 16 short stories under a competition organised by Multi-Story (see http://www.multi-story.co.uk/). The results will be published at the end of the month on that site first, and … Continue reading
Readers’ Groups
Here was me, thinking I’d written this yesterday. In fact I did write it yesterday but somehow failed to publish it. Incompetence, I guess. Last week I addressed a readers’ group in Durham. It was enjoyable: I get to do … Continue reading