Monthly Archives: April 2012

Song for a Sunday #10

Posted on April 29, 2012 by petertennant

On this wet and cold Sunday, Mr Plant has the mic, because every now and then we need a song of hope, and they don’t come much better than this:-

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Friday Night: Short and Sweet #3

Posted on April 27, 2012 by petertennant

ITEM: I’m sure you’ll all be mightily relieved to know that the healing thoughts you have been beaming in my direction have proved effective, and that this morning the nurse lady officially pronounced my abscess healed. Yay! I was somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Lair of the White Worm

Posted on April 25, 2012 by petertennant

Staying with Monday’s dragon theme and collating it with last Friday’s Stoker centenary, I recently read dear old Bram’s last novel The Lair of the White Worm, published in 1911, a year before his death. I have fond memories of this … Continue reading →

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Fiction for St George

Posted on April 23, 2012 by petertennant

This story was published somewhere or other back in the day. I’m posting it now, because on St George’s Day it seems appropriate that we should spare a thought for dragons and all the other endangered species. Enjoy! THE DRAGON’S … Continue reading →

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Song for a Sunday #9

Posted on April 21, 2012 by petertennant

Yes, I know that this isn’t Sunday, but there are compelling reasons to post a tune or two today. Just as yesterday was the centenary of Bram Stoker’s death, today is the actual, real, honest to God birthday of HM … Continue reading →

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Stoker’s Progeny

Posted on April 20, 2012 by petertennant

Today is the centenary of Bram Stoker’s death, and I thought I’d mark the occasion in two ways – by reading his novel The Lair of the White Worm and by listing my top thirteen vampire novels. Unfortunately the former … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for a Thursday Evening #4

Posted on April 19, 2012 by petertennant

ITEM: It’s been a crap week so far, for a whole variety of reasons, but mainly owing to an unlooked for and unwelcome development in the matter of Pete’s health. Last weekend I got bitten by an insect, or so I … Continue reading →

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Song for a Sunday #8

Posted on April 15, 2012 by petertennant

I don’t know anything much about Rufus Wainwright, though on the basis of this song he seems like a personable young man, albeit perhaps prone to feeling sorry for himself. I do however like Helena Bonham Carter very much indeed. And … Continue reading →

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Friday Night: Short and Sweet #2

Posted on April 13, 2012 by petertennant

ITEM: Late last night I lay abed thinking deep, dark thoughts about the day’s events, in particular a conversation I’d had with a guy who got rather agitated on the subject of benefit fraud, while I’d been equally belligerent about tax … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Favourite Horror Stories of 2012 – Part One

Posted on April 10, 2012 by petertennant

It occurred to me that it might be fun to compile an ongoing Top Twenty of my favourite horror stories of 2012, along similar lines to yesterday’s favourite books selection. Unfortunately although I’ve read something like 150-200 short stories so … Continue reading →

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