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The End is Nigh!

Look out for Girl at the End of the World towards the end of July. My story 'Vanquish' appears in Vol 2. Specific publication dates and ordering details will come in a future post! It will be available as a print and e-book. Here is the other cover as a taster!  

The Art of Translation.

I am a translator not by any official definition, I do however have a love of both the English language (and so try not to murder it too often) as well as a love of art. The translations I have done are Press Releases for a local Gallery, Art Alma. I think that Greek is an amazing language that I can only dream of mastering fully (sadly I lay no claims against my culpability in the slaughter of Greek!) However, I love its translation into English, especially where texts pertaining to artworks are concerned; it is like straightening boiled spaghetti with the intention of returning it to its packet. In Greek sentences can be infinite but in English the structure is more rigid. Greek has so many words which to my mind are rarely used in everyday life but I come across them and only wish I could remember them all! (Unfortunately my brain is already working on capacity overload.) So if you want to peruse my translation portfolio, feel free! You can also learn mo...

Feed back...

I've said before that I feel like I'm in a bubble sometimes. You know, that work-home-work motif that becomes ingrained. I escape into a fictional world, either by writing it down or day-dreaming (about what I'm going to write!) When you read my work you enter that world too. Now I know that world isn't so vast (although I have plans for expansion) but sign up in the visitor book - let me know if you enjoyed your trip.

Keep an Eye on Fever Dreams

I am very proud to reveal the new cover of FEVER DREAMS e-zine. It's First year birthday issue cover was inspired by my story EARTHBOUND ANGEL RETURNS. Follow Fever Dreams and check out my story. Fever Dreams Issue 4   I have to say a huge thank you to Peter Bennett, his wife Stephanie and the Fever Dreams team for putting my words into pictures and print!   

Eternity and the End of the World

I live in a bubble far from the rest of the world, or so it seems most of the time. I sit and wait the eternal wait of any writer who's submitted work. Sometimes beautiful things will drop into my mail box. Others are ugly little critters that don't like the way I look but I grin and bear them whilst mumbling to myself that they don't know what they're missing! After much activity in the New Year, all is quiet and I'm looking inward and getting maudlin with all those niggling doubts. I saw an interview with Ray Bradbury voicing exactly the same sentiment - it's nice to know that even the greats had these moments! I have so many stories that I work on at any time some blossom others stagnate then I find that jewel of imagery or that character or symbol and off we go again roller-coaster ride. Vanquish was one of these. The stock cubes were the jewel... So here is one of the beautiful things: the cover of Girl at the End of the World Volume Two...

Darker Times Collection Volume Two

  Here you will find 'Passerby' a flash fiction story and 'Bondage' a poem by me, plus lots of other super stories and poems! The collection is available from Amazon. Click on the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Darker-Times-Collection-Volume-Two/dp/149737099X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395605757&sr=8-1&keywords=darker+times+collection+two  

Inspirational views

I found this great little video of the village that inspired the end of Vanquish, Girl at the End of the World (Fox Spirit) and thought I'd share it. (Sorry if the subtitles are all Greek to you!) No publication date as yet but it will be soon now as the final edit has been completed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3OWBjVzc6A Check out one of my poems, about the less therapeutic side of shopping, on Darker Times Fiction where it got a runner up slot. www.darkertimes.co.uk/winners.aspx  Both this and Passerby will be included in the Darker Times Collection Volume 2 soon to be available via Amazon as an ebook and a paperback.