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Big Finish have announced my Sapphire and Steel play, The School . Nothing more to say just yet, but woo! As well as writing up that these l...

Call me a colds magnet. Full of snot and shakes and bleurg, which has cost a lot of money this week in undone work. Just what I need right n...

...The days all feel the same,” as philosophic hairy-persons Supergrass would have it. Movers were cool and quick, and we discussed how Lo...

About to unplug the computer, so this may be the last from me for a bit. Stop that cheering. Play was top last night – full of dead babies,...

Discussed my trouble writing about music (think it’s cos I like tunes to zone out to), left Sin ’s at half six (UK time) last night, and got...

“…but several shades more complex and interesting.” Joe Ford’s kind, spoilerific review of Time Travellers is nice. As were The Settling ’s...

Greetings from chilly Sweden. The Deniz birthday proceeds well, though the central heating, eating and drinking means I am quite dozy. Stay...

Loads to cram in tonight… Lively do on Tuesday, Gaiman discussing the intrinsic joy of stories , and how without them – and asking “what if...

This week is proving rather good. The BBC loves me . I spent a fun day with Dr Who today, and will report on that and last night and things ...

Fun night in the pub last night, seeing chums I’d not seen since, ooh, the weekend. Nabbed a copy of Skillz magazine too, and have spent t...

As chums might have spotted, I like a good yarn. That doesn’t just mean stories about space-Guardianistas grappling with weird, scary monste...

Things I bought yesterday: 50x curtain hooks Kashmiri woollen rug Step ladder (5 steps) Haddock, chips and mushy peas x2, plus one pickled e...

A chum complains that, despite nearly 100 posts, this bain't be a proper blog 'cos it doesn't boast cat snaps. Very sincere apol...

A fun night’s pubbing last night, with all sorts of gossip and discussion, and people telling me I am clever. Meant to head off early and do...

Big Finish have announced what I've been up to for the last few weeks . Parallel lives (no link yet) and Something changed are at proo...

Discussion in pub last night of the word "folk". I reckon it means "a bit rubbish": cf. folk music, folk tales, the folk...

Golly, I've been reading Little, Big for more than a month . Apart from Neal Stephenson, this never happens. Admittedly, I have had lot...

A day editing, and learning how to do an á on a Mac... Something you notice editing (which you might not just from writing) is other people...

Wimped out of most of the larking this weekend, ‘cos of feeling like shit. Woke up yesterday with what I thought was a hangover, only far be...

5,561 usable words written today and sent in, linking together something that’s due to be announced any day now. Woo! Last night, splendid f...