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The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
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Category Archives: Books
Life, Death And Other Characters
A while ago some of you kindly read a short story and gave me some great comments. It will feature in my latest book of short fiction, to be released soon under the above title. It’s a mixture of genres … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cover reveal, poll
Tagged Books, cover reveal, death, LifeDEATH and other Characters, short story, voting
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The Labours Of Harry #books #cover
My first ever published book turned out to be the first in a series following the life and loves of Harold Spittle. We began in 1976 with Harry 19 and home for the holidays and have now reached 1997 with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cover reveal, miscellany
Tagged book, cover reveal, harry spittle, The Labours of Harry
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Cotswolds Way: Inspiration Follows Perspiration
It’s early 1993, pretty much 30 years ago to the day when a letter arrived. I’ve lost my copy but the other day, tucked in a guidebook for the above walk, I found Dad’s copy. The writer was Ernie, an … Continue reading
Posted in Books, miscellany, walking
Tagged Books, cotswolds way, walking, Walking Into Trouble
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The Diary of a Trainee In-Law
Over the last three years, both my children have wed. In experiencing these events I gather a lot of material which I, in part, fictionalised for this blog. I’ve now turned those posts into a novella, The Diary of a … Continue reading
Turning Full Circle – The Middle Years (part one)
My relationship with the humble cycle hasn’t been a smooth and gentle one. Having a bicycle has been essential as the only workable mode of transport available to me many times in my life, but never more so than at University. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Books, Bristol, humour, life, memories, miscellany
Tagged bicycling, Bristol, crashes, halls of residence, memories, university
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