Blog Posts

  • Double Blind

    Double Blind

    My short story,  Double Blind, appears in the anthology Solaris Rising 3, edited by Ian Whates. The story is set in the same world as…

  • Boring, but Very, Very Useful

    The most boring talk I attended at Loncon3 was the one about Tax for Writers. It was also the most useful. HMRC were there to…

  • StarShipSofa Podcast: Region of Jennifer

    StarShipSofa Podcast: Region of Jennifer

    My short story The Region of Jennifer appears as StarShipSofa Podcast no. 347.

  • Threshold

    Threshold

    Threshold: Analog October 2014

  • Loncon 3: The 72nd World SF Convention

    I’ll be attending Loncon 3, and I hope you are too. ** Final Update 7th August ** Kaffeeklatsch Saturday 13:00 – 14:00, London Suite 5…

  • Parrenthorn Debate @The Portico Library

    “This House Believes that the European Union should not have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” I was delighted to be invited to the Portico…

  • My Advice Remains the Same

    I learned the craft of writing through short stories.  When beginner writers ask me for advice, I always recommend they try the same.  There are…

  • Far Fetched Fables Podcast

    Far Fetched Fables Podcast

    My short story The Blue Magnolia appears as part of Far Fetched Fables No 9

  • They Can’t Die!

     I overheard a conversation recently about the TV program Endeavour. Someone was complaining that the show had reached a point where the lead character was…

  • The Perfect Scene

    Here’s one of my favourite passages in modern literature. In it, Sue Townsend describes Adrian Mole spending Sunday at his Grandma’s house. I suspect that…

  • Congratulations to Joey HiFi

    Congratulations to Joey HiFi

    Congratulations to Joey HiFi for winning the BSFA award for Best Art for his cover to Dream London. Thoroughly deserved! You can see more of Joey’s…