The shrine to Beseda lay deep in the bowels of the Underground City. It could only be reached by a twisting staircase that cut its way through layers of black and grey rock, a staircase frequently blocked by the sheer number of supplicants trying to enter or leave the shrine. Its lack of natural light […]
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[Book Review] Outlaw
Anyone who knows me will know that I have a fondness for Westerns, and those written by Matthew Pizzolato are no exception. I welcomed him over to the Cabinet back in October for an interview in which Matt discusses the challenges of marketing Westerns, so to help with that marketing, I want to put up my […]
So, 2013, we meet at last…
I asked the question on Twitter a few days ago about whether or not I should restrict myself to talking about writing, design and so on, or whether people would like to see more posts that express me as a person. I’m not very good at talking about myself on my blog, but I can’t […]
#FridayFlash – Lost Child
They do say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and if Hemingway could get away with writing a story that’s just six words long, then why not tell a flash using a picture and a single line of dialogue?
2012 or 2013?
Everyone else appears to be doing reviews of 2012, and for a while, I did think about dissecting the year using various typical headings. Problem was, I couldn’t remember what books I’d read this year (or what I’d read in 2011), and I couldn’t remember all of the films I’d seen in 2012. Thinking back […]
Redemption: A Christmas Story
I originally wrote this story as a response to a particular ‘classic’ Christmas movie, and it also appears on my website. See if you can guess which film inspired it…and merry Christmas! * * * Detective Carmichael stands with his back to me, staring out of the window. “And you say that’s where he jumped? […]
