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‘Everything is Fine’ in Ellipsis Zine
Read more: ‘Everything is Fine’ in Ellipsis ZineEllipsis Zine is back, and it’s so good to see this wonderful literary magazine back after closing in 2024. Ellipsis Zine has always been a brilliant home for flash fiction, and so I’m hugely pleased that they’ve given some space for my small, strange piece ‘Everything is Fine’.
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Long live the beards
Read more: Long live the beardsSo it was my birthday this week. I know, I kept that one quiet – announced with the hushed reverence that goes hand in hand with the celebration of another day more mouldy, another day more rickety. But on the plus side, it involved CAKE, some more CAKE, and BOOKS. Which is always a good…
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On debates and guest lists
Read more: On debates and guest listsIt seems that this week the internet has been full of shouting and slandering and some people telling other people that they should shut their digital faces with a few additional poorly placed swear words thrown in for good measure. I mean, this time I’m largely talking about the #AskELJames hashtag day that wavered from…
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And your favourite book of the year so far is…?
Read more: And your favourite book of the year so far is…?Well, it turns out that I blinked and we’re nearly at the half way stage of the year. More precisely, we’re six months through a year that has been filled with new things happening, old things lurking, and stuff that I don’t even know about yet but that is surely deviously loitering in the background.…
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I write like…
Read more: I write like…So, I was bumbling around the internet (it’s a habit, occurs mostly when I’m awake) when I happened across “I write like”. Now I’m guessing this might be old news to some of you (I’ve obviously been too distracted by videos of squeaking sloths) but once stumbled across it’s almost impossible to refrain from running…
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Get yourself some Dust Lounge decor
Read more: Get yourself some Dust Lounge decorOr, at least, some Dust Lounge desktop wallpaper. You might have noticed there’s been a bit of a clean up around here. Some cobwebs have been blown away, others have been carefully draped over cushions and cats that sit still too long (which is, incidentally, the nature of most cats). And to celebrate, you can…
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What’s that bleedin’ racket?
Read more: What’s that bleedin’ racket?Erm… Sorry… That’s me… Me and my harmonica… AKA Tam is making a noise that sounds something like what happens when a crow takes up the bagpipes and starts a punk rock band with a group of asthmatic cats. Well, maybe not quite that good. And if you ask the Beast, then definitely not that…
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The battle of the detectives
Read more: The battle of the detectivesIn the blue corner; Poirot. In the red corner; Frost. Let’s get ready to ruuuummmmmmbbbbllllleeeeee. *Ahem* Also known as the Great Cluedo Night – an evening consisting of beer, the classic board game, more beer, the film based on the game, and of course a selection of my mighty fine friends. And inevitably, during the…
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Happy voting day
Read more: Happy voting dayOr happy putting a cross in a box day. Or happy defacing a piece of paper with an artful depiction of a badger pretending to be a skunk. Or happy stay at home and catch up on a box set of your televisual series of choice day. Either way, just thought I’d drop by here…