News Iron Men, Jedi and demons, oh my… New releases, interviews, fun stuff and even a trailer for Godfather of Hell!
Blake's 7 Michael Keating and my original plans for continuing Blake’s 7 This week we heard the sad news of the passing of Michael Keating who played Vila in Blake’s 7. Working with Michael was one of the highlights of my time writing and producing Blake’s 7 for Big Finish Productions. He was an absolute gentleman, so kind and generous,
Lino printing Trying out my Pooki Press Picked up a A5 Pooki Press for home and thought I’d give it a go at home with a rough and ready print. It’s a lovely compact thing that was really easy to use. Took a bit of getting used to how much pressure I needed to use,
Myth and Folkery Joining the Folklore Folio Fellowship After being alerted to the existence of Snail Mail Clubs by my pal Amy Ratcliff, I took my first dive into what could become an obsession and signed up for possibly the most 'me' club I could find. The brainchild of artists Ientie and Tom of Artis Marginalia,
Myth and Folkery Welcoming summer with Bristol’s Jack in the Green Had a brilliant day watching Bristol’s Jack of the Green starting out in brilliant sunshine on the Docks at 10.30am and ending on a soggy Horfield Common at 4.30pm so Jack could be killed to release summer. Not sure when that’s going to happen, but it
Creative Life Authors beware of AI scams Why that “perfect opportunity” in your inbox probably isn’t real
News While I've been writing... A round-up of everything that's been happening this month – from scary stories to weird konflikt
Booklife Englishness, indentity and Finding Albion After a thought-provoking evening at Toppings Books, I've been thinking about who claims our folklore and traditions – and why it matters
Five Things For Friday Five for Friday #9: Dusking, comic craft and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Five things I loved and think you might, too!
Quizzes Solve my Radio Bristol Early Bird quiz This week, I had the pleasure of setting the Early Bird quiz on the Joe Sims Proper Bristol Breakfast Show on Radio Bristol. Listeners have to identify song and singer from a few lines of the lyrics – and the theme that links all five. Fancy a go, then here are
Bristol Oh, Doctor Beeching… Commemorating 60 years since the closure of Bitton railway station in Bristol
Creative Life By the power of Grayskull… Painting adventures, rolling dice, and surviving a deadline apocalypse
Out now Out now - Solomon Kane: Where the Whitethorn Meets the Black A brand new novelette featuring Robert. E. Howard's cult classic
Five Things For Friday Five for Friday #8: Animated mice, reading goals, curling and folk horror Five things I loved and think you might, too!
Days out Crikey DM! It's the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive! Visiting the brand new home of Danger Mouse, Duckula and other childhood heroes
News Announcing Star Wars: Galactic Tales of Terror A spooky new Star Wars library edition, plus audio adventures for Obi-Wan and Anakin and a few Choose Your Destiny signed books still available!
Gear Gear Review: The Lochby Field Journal and Tool Roll Expanding my Lochby collection – all in the name of keeping myself organised!
