I think you'll find, Sir Michael, that the Keta is, in fact, MINE. Expect sanctions forthwith.
April 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I think you'll find, Sir Michael, that the Keta is, in fact, MINE. Expect sanctions forthwith.
New to me, thanks Peter. Hope you are thriving between Durham and down south.
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New to me, thanks Peter. Hope you are thriving between Durham and down south.
Wondering about "japs"; not come across that before. an NI thing?
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wondering about "japs"; not come across that before. an NI thing?
Probably the most important UK novelist at the moment.
March 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Probably the most important UK novelist at the moment.
I'm a Beckett scholar, and I was wondering what your main thoughts were? The general perception is the English leans more into the comedy aspects, but are you thinking of more local differences?
March 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm a Beckett scholar, and I was wondering what your main thoughts were? The general perception is the English leans more into the comedy aspects, but are you thinking of more local differences?
Oops. There was meant to be a link to an article in The Guardian about the Nottingham TV workshop. Doesn’t seem to have worked.
February 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Oops. There was meant to be a link to an article in The Guardian about the Nottingham TV workshop. Doesn’t seem to have worked.
I trained there in the 80s.
February 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I trained there in the 80s.
Bloody paywall! It was reading v nicely too. My review will be out in the next JOBS. We should have a chat about it sometime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Bloody paywall! It was reading v nicely too. My review will be out in the next JOBS. We should have a chat about it sometime soon.
Oligarchy, on the other hand, seems to retain its original meaning. Odd that. Almost as if the rich have always held power.
January 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Oligarchy, on the other hand, seems to retain its original meaning. Odd that. Almost as if the rich have always held power.
Yet, formally, the novel has been stagnant for 50 years.
January 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Yet, formally, the novel has been stagnant for 50 years.
I’ve had 3 novels published but with a small press in Cyprus, where I live. How to find a wider audience when only a small, independent publisher has your back?
January 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I’ve had 3 novels published but with a small press in Cyprus, where I live. How to find a wider audience when only a small, independent publisher has your back?
The word Dictator has had an interesting journey. From a valid and constitutional term in the Roman Republic to its current usage. Julius set the pattern when he was made dictator for life.
January 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The word Dictator has had an interesting journey. From a valid and constitutional term in the Roman Republic to its current usage. Julius set the pattern when he was made dictator for life.
Used him for the covers of my last two novels:
January 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Used him for the covers of my last two novels:
Start off with the early stuff, Pure Phase for example. Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space was a break out album of sorts.
January 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Start off with the early stuff, Pure Phase for example. Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space was a break out album of sorts.
Interesting choice of poet first on the plaque. Any reason behind it?
January 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Interesting choice of poet first on the plaque. Any reason behind it?
Some days the man might moan
Frightened by being alone
When he’d been alone all along
Far from the maddening throng
Because he was no more a man than a stone
Frightened by being alone
When he’d been alone all along
Far from the maddening throng
Because he was no more a man than a stone
January 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Some days the man might moan
Frightened by being alone
When he’d been alone all along
Far from the maddening throng
Because he was no more a man than a stone
Frightened by being alone
When he’d been alone all along
Far from the maddening throng
Because he was no more a man than a stone
Seen Sprititualized live 3 times, but still wish I had seen the Spacemen
January 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Seen Sprititualized live 3 times, but still wish I had seen the Spacemen