Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Absentee Landlord

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

The proprietor of this blog has…   GONE FISHIN’

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The Campaign for Real Fear – Four More

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

These four stories were published in Black Static #17 as part of the Campaign for Real Fear initiative:- In the Night Supermarket by James Burt This neat vignette, on the surface chronicling Ellen’s visits to the night supermarket, does several things at … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for a Thursday #2

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

ITEM: Here I am trying my best to provide bloggage that is witty, intelligent and insightful, and people are still turning up here after searching things like ‘my first sex with washer women’ and ‘maggie q fuck film’. What is the … Continue reading →

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The Campaign for Real Fear – First Four Stories

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

The Campaign for Real Fear was an initiative launched by Christopher Fowler and Maura McHugh to promote diversity within the genre and emphasise ‘the need for horror fiction to reflect twenty-first century life’. Writers were challenged to produce stories of 500 … Continue reading →

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“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Carole Johnstone

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

This story from Black Static #18 marked Carole Johnstone’s third appearance, and she’s racked up another credit since to become the magazine’s most frequent female contributor. The premise here is a ridiculously simple one – a woman walking home alone … Continue reading →

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Film Night – 17/7

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

So, Sunday night I had a cheese and potato pie all to myself, plus a couple of shandies, and watched two films.  Deception (2008) Ewan McGregor is lowly auditor Jonathan, befriended by top dog lawyer Wyatt (Hugh Jackman). They do lunch … Continue reading →

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“A Man of Ice and Sorrow” by Simon Kurt Unsworth

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I’ve been encountering a lot of snowmen in my fiction intake recently, as witness stories by Tom Fletcher, Mike O’Driscoll, Ralph Robert Moore, and now this offering from Black Static #18 by Simon Kurt Unsworth. The story begins ‘Mains walked … Continue reading →

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2011: The Story So Far – Second Quarter

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Back in April I did a list of my favourite books of the year so far, and as it’s now July time for another update. I read thirty books in the first quarter, but only twenty eight in the second … Continue reading →

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Filler Content

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Another one of those occasions when I am pressed for time, and so post a story from my back catalogue, mostly ones that are not very good. This is called “Red Thumb” and I’m pretty sure it was published somewhere … Continue reading →

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Midweek Musings #3

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

ITEM: All the comment over the Beckhams naming their latest sprog Harper Seven has reminded me that I was never really that happy with my own middle name. I was christened Peter Alfred, the second name in honour of an uncle … Continue reading →

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