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Author: Ian Gouge
As a compulsive writer, I have authored over twenty books: novels, collections of short stories, volumes of poetry, and some non-fiction. As an independent publisher (using my Coverstory books imprint), I have also produced a number of books for other writers, plus anthologies in which over a hundred contributors have had their work showcased - some being published for the first time. All of which is somewhat irrelevant without you, our readers. Please check-out my sites - including the links to my podcast; I would be delighted if you found something you decided you would like to read.
My site content is moving…
I will soon be moving all my content from writeral.com to my home site iangouge.com and all new content will be posted there once the switch is made (writeral.com will expire in February 2023). If you are a subscriber to writeral.com there should be nothing you need to do; the good folk at WordPress will… Read More My site content is moving…
You cannot be serious..!
According to the folk at the Forward Prizes, this is one of the best ‘poems’ of 2022… Gimmick or what?! Surely an insult to the millions who try and write poetry…
“The Waiting Room” – a short story
I have just posted a reading of “The Waiting Room” to my Walking Thru’ Fire podcast; you can find it here. This is the initial story in my Degrees of Separation collection, and concerns a chance meeting at a remote branch-line railway station one cold January. More information on the collection can be found here.
I’m being interviewed: post-interview update
I was interviewed today in Harrogate Library as part of their ‘Books and Beverages’ series. The interview covered both my writing and publishing exploits. I think it went really well. Unfortunately the event was not streamed as expected (e.g. the Facebook stream kept dropping out) but there is a recording of the event. I will… Read More I’m being interviewed: post-interview update
I’m being interviewed tomorrow!
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday 25th November (@13:30 UK-time) I am being interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their ‘Books and Beverages’ series. The interview will cover both my writing and publishing exploits. I’m looking forward to it hugely! Although this is an in-person event, it is also being filmed and streamed, and… Read More I’m being interviewed tomorrow!
“Exile and the Kingdom”
Okay, nothing Albert Camus writes is ever likely to be a bundle of fun – and “Exile and the Kingdom” is no exception. But what it is (as usual) is compelling. In the short stories in this book, Camus digs deeply – and remorselessly – into the psyche of his characters, laying them bare for… Read More “Exile and the Kingdom”
New Podcast Episode
I have just posted a new podcast episode containing five of the sonnets recently shared. You can find them here along with a raft of other material
“Trio”
When I started reading William Boyd’s “Trio” I thought it was some kind of joke. The characters’ names were first to ring alarm bells: Elfrida, Troy, Cornell, Talbot. Indeed, ‘Elfrida’ is the first word. And the style of the opening read a little like an uninspired 1940s or 1950s Hollywood melodrama – a notion that… Read More “Trio”
Orienteering – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Orienteering The map offers no clues to where we are. You’d said “let’s get… Read More Orienteering – a sonnet
“Novelist as Vocation”
Published this month, Haruki Murakami has pulled together a collection of eleven articles all covering the subject of what it is to be a novelist. Some of these have been previously published, some are new. A keen reader of Murakami’s fiction, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a pre-publication edition of the… Read More “Novelist as Vocation”
Defenceless Against Time – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Defenceless Against Time I never found the time to comprehend the passage of night,… Read More Defenceless Against Time – a sonnet
Unrequited Love – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Unrequited Love You offered nothing to suggest how love might grow. Love – you… Read More Unrequited Love – a sonnet
On Being Asked to Prove Love – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. On Being Asked To Prove Love This fog, dense as any in living memory,… Read More On Being Asked to Prove Love – a sonnet
“Degrees of Separation” – a new edition
I am pleased to be able to announce the publication of a new edition of my second short story collection, Degrees of Separation. This edition contains a little stylistic reworking and a few other minor amendments. There have also been some changes to font and layout to better align with Coverstory books‘ house style. Degrees… Read More “Degrees of Separation” – a new edition
In Mourning – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. In Mourning There used to be a sparkle in your eye fired by a… Read More In Mourning – a sonnet
Pilgrimage – a sonnet (one of my favourites!)
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Pilgrimage We set off before first light the pre-dawn drive straining the eye. Numbed… Read More Pilgrimage – a sonnet (one of my favourites!)
Protest song
poem here is a poem it’s a haiku of some sort take it or leave it
In Search of Tabloid Headlines – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. In Search of Tabloid Headlines Will your ambition deface our past and see our… Read More In Search of Tabloid Headlines – a sonnet
Abandoned – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Abandoned Beyond this warped picket frame stands the derelict house where you no longer… Read More Abandoned – a sonnet
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