Once upon a time, there was a bard. He lived in a time when bards were a little out of style as a form of entertainment, as there were others more popular that got more attention, but there were still plenty of bards around, singing their songs for spare coins. Still, this bard thought he […]
When I make comments like the following, I generally try to be vague, because I don’t like shitting on my fellow writers. I have recently received a career-retrospective collection of short stories from an award-winning writer previously unknown to me. Last night I did a hop around the collection. More than just “not my cup […]
Originally published on Facebook 23 March 2016. Because people don’t quite get this: if you liked my book and want to tell me so, fine. If you got it from the library, fine. If you borrowed a copy from a friend, fine. A used bookshop, fine. However, it is not necessary to tell me, at length, […]
