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An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Share - help him get the word out. It shouldn’t be this hard to be an artist, but here we are.
R.I.P. Mani. 😢💔
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
R.I.P. Mani. 😢💔
Pooka! Never saw them. Wish I had, they were wonderful. Would love to have seen Natasha Lea Jones live too. I think she’s a genius.
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Pooka! Never saw them. Wish I had, they were wonderful. Would love to have seen Natasha Lea Jones live too. I think she’s a genius.
Currently:
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
10 albums I can't live without
Sparks - Propaganda
Genesis - SEbtP
Peter Gabriel - Security
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky
David Bowie - Station to Station
Yes - Yessongs
King Crimson - Red
Sparks - Propaganda
Genesis - SEbtP
Peter Gabriel - Security
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky
David Bowie - Station to Station
Yes - Yessongs
King Crimson - Red
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Currently:
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Moonmadness - Camel
Seconds Out - Genesis
Going For The One - Yes
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Infections of A Different Kind - Aurora
Fotheringay - Fotheringay
ABBA - Arrival
I Want Candy (EMI version) - Bow Wow Wow
In The Land of Grey And Pink - Caravan
I would love to have seen Seconds Out era Genesis though, and Space Ritual era Hawkwind. And I never got to see Pink Floyd, which is baffling to me. Oh, and early Stranglers.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I would love to have seen Seconds Out era Genesis though, and Space Ritual era Hawkwind. And I never got to see Pink Floyd, which is baffling to me. Oh, and early Stranglers.
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So, musical artists you desperately wish you’d seen live:
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Kate Bush (failed to get tickets for Before The Dawn).
ABBA (parents wouldn’t buy me a ticket)
Sandy Denny (hadn't discovered her then)
Radiohead (still hoping)
Caravan
Have seen almost everyone else, in some incarnation…
Ok, I’m going to revise this and increase it to 10 tv shows to get to know me, with a broader remit time-wise.
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
1. Detectorists
2.Twin Peaks
3.Lost
4.Game of Thrones
5.Taboo
2.Twin Peaks
3.Lost
4.Game of Thrones
5.Taboo
5 TV shows to get to know me:
1. Fleabag
2. Twin Peaks
3. Schitt’s Creek
4. What we do in the shadows
5. Detectorists.
1. Fleabag
2. Twin Peaks
3. Schitt’s Creek
4. What we do in the shadows
5. Detectorists.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Ok, I’m going to revise this and increase it to 10 tv shows to get to know me, with a broader remit time-wise.
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Batman (1960s)
Daktari
The Changes (BBC)
Children of the Stones
The Good Life
Starsky and Hutch
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Twin Peaks
Lost
Detectorists
Well, as a young kid, both Daktari and that amazing barrel of ‘60s kitsch, Batman.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Well, as a young kid, both Daktari and that amazing barrel of ‘60s kitsch, Batman.
Same! Cheryl Miller as Paula in Daktari. I was approximately 5 years old. I wasn’t wrong, she was stunning!
Repost with your earliest childhood crush from film/tv.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Same! Cheryl Miller as Paula in Daktari. I was approximately 5 years old. I wasn’t wrong, she was stunning!
Watched Mr Burton the other night and loved it. Tremendous performances all round. And I could watch Aimee-Ffion Edwards all day long.
Marc Evans’ #FfilmCymruFunded biopic Mr Burton, starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard and Aimee-Ffion Edwards, is now available to watch at home on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital!
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Watched Mr Burton the other night and loved it. Tremendous performances all round. And I could watch Aimee-Ffion Edwards all day long.
Can I join in? I’ve read at least 5 books by each of these authors:
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
I’ve read at least five books by each of these 10 authors:
Catherynne M. Valente
Daniel M. Pinkwater
Samuel R. Delany
Ursula K. Le Guin
Philip K. Dick
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Moorcock
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Catherynne M. Valente
Daniel M. Pinkwater
Samuel R. Delany
Ursula K. Le Guin
Philip K. Dick
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Moorcock
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
I’ve read at least five books by each of these 10 authors:
Stephen King
Anne Rice
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nnedi Okorafor
Richard Kadrey
Michael Moorcock
Robert A. Heinlein
Neil Gaiman
Haruki Murakami
There are probably more but that’s off the top of my head.
Stephen King
Anne Rice
Ray Bradbury
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nnedi Okorafor
Richard Kadrey
Michael Moorcock
Robert A. Heinlein
Neil Gaiman
Haruki Murakami
There are probably more but that’s off the top of my head.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Can I join in? I’ve read at least 5 books by each of these authors:
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Alan Garner
Michael Moorcock
Terry Pratchett
Robert E Howard
JRR Tolkien
Ursula K Le Guin
Ben Aaronovitch
Stephen King
CS Lewis
Lucy Boston
Off the top of my head…
Watched Last Christmas again last night. It was just what I needed. I don’t care what the critics thought, I loved it. Is it cheesy? Yes. who cares? It’s a feel good film, something we surely need more of these days. Emilia Clarke is just so adorable and gorgeous and Henry Golding is great.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Watched Last Christmas again last night. It was just what I needed. I don’t care what the critics thought, I loved it. Is it cheesy? Yes. who cares? It’s a feel good film, something we surely need more of these days. Emilia Clarke is just so adorable and gorgeous and Henry Golding is great.
Brilliant stuff. Cliff’s best track and Donna Fielding, my all-time crush, on Kenny Everett. What’s not to like?
Donna Fielding in a cage dressed as a leopard.
Happy new year #1980 .
#propertelly #kennyeverett #HotGossip
#newyear
Happy new year #1980 .
#propertelly #kennyeverett #HotGossip
#newyear
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Brilliant stuff. Cliff’s best track and Donna Fielding, my all-time crush, on Kenny Everett. What’s not to like?
These books on Bob Haberfield’s art are incredible.
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These books on Bob Haberfield’s art are incredible.
Just a reminder to fans of the artist Bob Haberfield, famous for (amongst other things) Michael Moorcock‘s iconic Mayflower editions, and fans of great science fiction illustration generally; please check out bobhaberfield.com to see some fabulous stuff you can buy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just a reminder to fans of the artist Bob Haberfield, famous for (amongst other things) Michael Moorcock‘s iconic Mayflower editions, and fans of great science fiction illustration generally; please check out bobhaberfield.com to see some fabulous stuff you can buy.
I’ve never seen this! Didn’t know Alan Garner had written it.
DRAMARAMA SPOOKY - THE KEEPER (1983): Alan (The Owl Service) Garner wrote this brilliant episode of the supernatural anthology for kids. Two ghost hunters bite off more than they can chew during an overnight vigil at a haunted cottage...
A chilling, atmospheric episode with a hell of an ending.
A chilling, atmospheric episode with a hell of an ending.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’ve never seen this! Didn’t know Alan Garner had written it.
Great comment from Alan Garner.
Love Alan Garner. What he said about children's books has always stayed with me - this is from the inside flap of 'Red Shift' (1973) which I happen to have in front of me.
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Great comment from Alan Garner.
Whenever I go into a bookshop these days there are no Alan Garner books to be seen. And that worries me a great deal. I sometimes feel like planting copies, just in case. That goes for Michael Moorcock too.
Alan Garner, 91 today. Rewiring children's imaginations, making their lives a little bit more wonderfully strange since 1960. I suspect his work will continue to do so for a long, long time to come.
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Whenever I go into a bookshop these days there are no Alan Garner books to be seen. And that worries me a great deal. I sometimes feel like planting copies, just in case. That goes for Michael Moorcock too.
Now this really made me laugh, which I’m rather grateful for at the moment.
That's good value.
I think they can sort unwanted children out too for just £20 👍
Could be very handy, post-Halloween.
I think they can sort unwanted children out too for just £20 👍
Could be very handy, post-Halloween.
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Now this really made me laugh, which I’m rather grateful for at the moment.
Happy birthday today to Alan Garner, unquestionably one of my favourite authors. I first read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen aged about 9 and it changed everything for me. And he’s still doing it, with Treacle Walker. Sending much love Alan!
Alan Garner is 91 today. A brilliant and unique author. His books have inspired and enchanted me since I read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen at the age of 11. Here is my treasured copy of Red Shift. The Le Guin quote on the cover is wholly accurate.
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy birthday today to Alan Garner, unquestionably one of my favourite authors. I first read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen aged about 9 and it changed everything for me. And he’s still doing it, with Treacle Walker. Sending much love Alan!
Oh good! Another imminent addition to my Tom Cox collection. Been out of the loop recently - life stuff - so am happy about this. If you haven’t read Tom’s books, please do. Stephen Fry is not wrong.
Publication Day for me today. Finally, 6 months after it was originally supposed to be out. What a battle it's been - due to the terrible behaviour of my ex-publishers - to stop this being completely lost.
Emotion of "THANK FUCK" has rarely been more strongly felt.
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Emotion of "THANK FUCK" has rarely been more strongly felt.
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
October 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Oh good! Another imminent addition to my Tom Cox collection. Been out of the loop recently - life stuff - so am happy about this. If you haven’t read Tom’s books, please do. Stephen Fry is not wrong.
Examples below of some of the wonderful stuff you can buy at the Bob Haberfield art store at bobhaberfield.com.
Rejoice, your Xmas shopping worries are over! Not only is there a new oral history of Hawkwind available, suitable for all ages 😉, but there's now an online shop for awesome Moorcock cover artist Bob Haberfield! Just look at these cool items... bobhaberfield.com/bob-haberfie...
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Examples below of some of the wonderful stuff you can buy at the Bob Haberfield art store at bobhaberfield.com.
And here’s a link to bobhaberfield.com, a wonderful site where you can purchase Bob Haberfield art, posters, t-shirts, mugs etc. I’ve recently bought some of the collector’s edition prints (and a T-shirt!) and they’re just fabulous.
bobhaberfield.com/bob-haberfie...
bobhaberfield.com/bob-haberfie...
Bob Haberfield Art Shop
Bob Haberfield Art Shop, selling T-shirts, mugs and Giclée prints of Bob's science fiction book covers as well prints from his personal collection and originals
bobhaberfield.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
And here’s a link to bobhaberfield.com, a wonderful site where you can purchase Bob Haberfield art, posters, t-shirts, mugs etc. I’ve recently bought some of the collector’s edition prints (and a T-shirt!) and they’re just fabulous.
bobhaberfield.com/bob-haberfie...
bobhaberfield.com/bob-haberfie...