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The day the Queen died

I was making dinner when I heard the announcement.  The radio was on in the kitchen and Radio 3 was playing some or other music (no idea what it was) when someone suddenly said:  “We interrupt this programme … ” … Continue reading

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Drowning in the Sea of Deceit

Free to read on my website at the moment is a short story called Drowned, part of the Exodus Sequence.  It’ll be the last story in the collection when it is published next year on 25th February – (click the … Continue reading

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Confessions of a terrible writer

I’m just a copy of an imitation (MM) There’s only one reason why anyone self-publishes:  they’re too crap to be published in the Real World.  You can fool yourself all you want but it’s the truth.  That doesn’t mean you … Continue reading

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Short Story: TEARS ON THE MOON

Some time ago, I wrote this for Neil Armstrong. When the last man had walked on the moon and had descended back to his own wandering star, it seemed that something stirred in the quiet and the deep, awakening cautiously … Continue reading

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