Across The Pass of Cirith Ungol To The Christmas Party Season

Added on 21 December 2013

Christmas party season. Or, A Few Days In The Dungeons Of Mordor as it's known in my head. Last night we were invited to a drinks party by one of the guys in the band. Couldn't really get out of that. The Parent Currently Known As Mum (TPCKAM) gave me a long lecture on how I shouldn't ha...

Santa's Christmas Eve Blues

Added on 03 December 2013

In what is becoming an annual tradition for billions of people, every December families around the globe settle down in front of a roaring fire for a reading of the timeless Christmas classic, Santa's Christmas Eve Blues. With mince pies flowing, and mulled wine by the flagon, the first reading...

A ROOM WITH NO NATURAL LIGHT Edges Closer To Publication

Added on 23 November 2013

While the precise date remains a mystery, publishing insiders are now predicting that the release of Douglas Lindsay's long-awaited literary noir novel, A ROOM WITH NO NATURAL LIGHT, is closer than anyone can possibly imagine. "It's really happening," said Professor Malcolm Conner...

Sometimes You Just Have To Bite The Antelope On The Arse

Added on 03 November 2013

In news that spread like wildfire across the internet yesterday, it was announced by Long Midnight Publishing, in association with Blasted Heath and the Scottish First Minister's Official Doughnut, that Douglas Lindsay - the leading light of the late '90s Barbershop Death Junky Novel moveme...

THERE ARE ALWAYS SIDE EFFECTS Update

Added on 28 October 2013

This is the new cover for THERE ARE ALWAYS SIDE EFFECTS, the second of the three books of from-the-archive blog material. This cover is nigh on perfect. Quirky, dark, kind of bizarre, funny. Hopefully like the book, although when uber-designer JT Lindroos sent this cover over, I was caused to remar...