The Jigsaw Man

Added on 25 November 2008

When I first started writing I used to fill the gaps between splurges of creativity by doing jigsaws. It was therapeutic and very positive for the creative process. Keeps you occupied, but allows you to think about something else at the same time. Quite why at the time, as a young married couple, we...

And On The Sixth Day The Lord Created Football

Added on 24 November 2008

Two of Two had a football tournament yesterday. He regularly plays in football tournaments, so this wasn’t unusual in itself. The odd thing was that this tournament was presented by agents of God. Everything seemed to be fairly normal before the start. Hundreds of kids on the charge, coaches m...

Bloody Murder

Added on 21 November 2008

The Amazon page for the new edition of The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson now has the Search Inside facility added, so anyone wanting to see an example of the New ImprovedTM text, can read the first chapter. Although, I guess you’d be hard pushed to spot the difference, unless you had the ori...

A Miserable Bloody Day

Added on 20 November 2008

A grim, bleak, dreich day in Warsaw. Cloudy and wet, a cold wind bustling through the city. A day for settling down with a doughnut and a cup of tea, and listening to Bob Dylan. That's what I'm doing. Except I'd finished the doughnut by the time I'd written the second sentence. Obviously I'm just go...

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas #1

Added on 19 November 2008

I’ve been searching on-line to check availability of the new edition of The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson. Naturally it isn’t happening as quickly as I’d like. I did notice the other day, however, that already on Amazon they had a listing for two other sellers. The first one is, ...