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On the instructions of my younger brother, the advice of my brother-in-law, and because I'd always meant to anyway, I've been readi...

A long weekend of fun activities, prior to the Doctor's birthday. Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo exhibition was fun, though the Doctor d...

So, so pleased by what Black Sheep came up with. And, yes, the traffic-light tree really exists .

Long weekend of running about doing things. Bought shoes, a coat and trinkets for the Doctor's imminent birthday. Caught up with various...

The new issue of DWM includes the results of the 2004 readers' poll. It's the first time I've ever had something of mine in the...

There's been a couple of occasions in recent weeks when I've had to remind people that blogs, newsgroups and mailing lists don't...

Writers can be very, very dull on the subject of writing. There are myriad books, websites and blogs detailing aspects of The Craft, debatin...

Didn't get very far with Albion before giving up, I'm afraid. Which is a shame, because since the end of For Tomorrow , I've be...

Back from a long weekend across the border in Cornwall. Had a great time, though I am entirely knackered out. Hate the fact I can’t sleep on...

Off to the pub tonight, with lots of things I can't talk about. Like the new Dr Who , I tell myself. Since getting back from Bristol I...

Just back from Bristol, where the Doctor and I looked in on friends' new babies. Got a bit drunk last night, which was fun, and also wen...

Adrian Salmon's characteristically splendid cover for my Benny play has now been released into the interweb. Woo! The play features a nu...

"The disadvantages involved in pulling lots of black sticky slime from out of the ground where it had been safely hidden out of harm...

Some pontificating, when I should be doing writing I was meant to have finished on Friday. Had a very nice day at a wedding yesterday, chatt...

Went to the Nelson and Napoleon exhibition on Wednesday, and met up with some old chums me and the Doctor hadn't seen in ages. The exhi...

The fab new issue of Dr Who's Magazine has details of authors and stories for History of Christmas . You can get yourself a copy of the...

36 years ago today, Neil Armstrong clambered down from the lunar module of Apollo 11 and fluffed his lines . Google Moon - brother to the q...

Spent a fine and chappish weekend in Brighton doing stag things, where I was Not Good at both raft-building and croquet. The latter was not ...

Amazon are boasting the cover to fellow first-timer Nick Wallace's Fear Itself . It's beautiful, and I am sorely envious. Picked up ...

I have a horrible bloody cold. It just isn't right when it's so hot and sunny and lovely outside. Years ago, I asked the old man (wh...