I have been wondering how I would answer if someone asked me what I was up to – in a literary sense, of course! In the broadest sense I think I am trying to build something, firstly in relation to my own writing, and secondly with Coverstory books. In many respects the second is easier… Read More Trying to build something…
David Constantine’s collection of short stories, “The Dressing-Up Box”, is, in many ways, unlike any other volume of short stories I have ever come across. Many of the narratives are slightly surreal, other-worldly, and in some cases the stories fail to follow the beginning-middle-end convention – not that there’s any problem in that at all… Read More “The Dressing-Up Box”
Our first update of the year is here.
I have now published six episodes to my Walking Thru’ Fire podcast. Four of these comprise selected readings from some of my poetry collections: Walking Thru Fire (podcast introduction) Collected Poems, 1979-2016 Human Archaeology Punctuations from History There are also two extracts from my non-fiction work Shrapnel from a Writing Life. I plan to add… Read More “Walking Thru’ Fire” Podcast update
Well, I couldn’t not read it… After all, a poetry book winning the Costa Book of the Year..! When did a poet last win?! (ans. ’99 & ’96 Seamus Heaney, ’98 & ’97 Ted Hughes) I needed to know what all the fuss was about. Well, there are some great poems in Hannah Lowe’s “The… Read More “The Kids”
I have decided I need to reconsider my relationship to the ‘Open Mic’ i.e. to adjust not only my expectations of what I should expect to get from such events, but what I should contribute too. I might as well say it straight out: Open Mics have nothing to do with good writing. Don’t get… Read More About open mics…
I thought I’d take you on a brief tour of my writing space: And in case you wondered where all the novels are – or some of them anyway…
Perhaps, you could be forgiven for not liking Seven Price’s “Lampedusa”; it’s slow-paced and – unless you’re connected to Southern Italy in some way – the culture that permeates the story may seem a little, well, foreign. But I suggest all that is part of its charm. And it is a charming book. Price paints… Read More “Lampedusa”
I have decided to serialise episodes from my book “Shrapnel from a Writing Life” on my Walking Thru’ Fire podcast. I am making the first episode available here; the remainder will be posted on my podcast over the coming weeks. Walking Thru’ Fire is currently available on Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify and – soon –… Read More “Shrapnel from a Writing Life” serialised
I have hurt my back. Yesterday, while stretching before going for a run, I managed to tweak it a little – and today I’m in agony. Ever since I damaged it a few years ago, my back has always been my weak spot. I suspect we all have them, somewhere that fails first and fastest… Read More The perils of sitting down
I have just started a brand new Podcast in which I will pull together readings from my various collections of poetry, some short stories, and potentially the serialisation of some of my longer fiction. The Podcast is called ‘Walking Thru Fire‘ and can be found by following the link.
This will be my last reading for a while. You’ve suffered enough!! I’m toying with the idea of a podcast; that way I can offer longer pieces in format what is more appropriate for such endeavours. I might even think about serialising a much longer piece. Of course, if you get withdrawal symptoms you can… Read More After-words – a reading
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