In the news: Rowling THE PLAGIARIST and no hiding place for bloggers! |
As a child I thought that the news was boring, but Im a fairly keen observer of current affairs these days, which means Ive grown old and boring or have come to realise how the stories in the news h... Posted by on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:15:00 GMT |
Taking a Back Seat on an Amazon Adventure |
One of the reasons I like to be closely involved with the publication of my work is that I like the degree of control it affords me, over so many of the details I consider important. The design, the m... Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:46:00 GMT |
Carol Ann Duffy Polyverse Poetry Festival |
Its not often I do this, but thats no reason not to when something worthy of a plug comes along. Whats more, it saved me having to come up with anything after whats been a rather hectic week.Ive ... Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:56:00 GMT |
Conservatives Go Green for EU Election Campaign |
Ive heard it claimed a number of times now, that the new Conservative Party is a greener party. And David Cameron on a bicycle certainly presents a more environmentally-friendly image than, say, Jo... Posted by on Sun, 31 May 2009 01:56:00 GMT |
Manic Street Preachers in Cover Controversy... or Censorship? |
I was rather astonished to read that the UKs leading supermarket chains, Asda, Morrisons, Tescos and Sainsburys have banned the new Manic Street Preachers album on account of its inappropriate... Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 01:50:00 GMT |
Holy Cow! Failed Attempts to Escape a World Gone Mad |
I think its pretty well-established that Im a writer by compulsion. And as a writer, I like to try to push myself from time to time. And so I had intended to try something different, for me, at leas... Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 01:45:00 GMT |
Spreading the Virus: Where is Christopher Nosnibor Now? |
Ill be taking a couple of weeks off from my Internet-based quest for world domination to spread the virus in other ways from right about now, but I will return, and before I do make a brief disappear... Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:01:00 GMT |
A Cuntroversial Subject: Profanity and Language Programming |
Shortly before Christmas, it was my job to lead a seminar with a group of first year undergraduates on Irvine Welshs Trainspotting. Having previously written on Welshs immensely popular book some ... Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:59:00 GMT |
Not Departed or Gone: The Sisters of Mercy are Back and on Fine Form |
The Sisters of Mercy / Goldblade Leeds O2 Academy 8th April 2009 It was around 1992 when I last visited this venue. Back then, it was the Town and Country. After a long time closed, its back as the O... Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:51:00 GMT |
(Commercial) Suicide is Painless |
Ok, so last weeks blog, while cataloguing my most recent publishing activity and drawing attention to the release of my latest work, Lust for Death, didnt really give a great deal of detail regard... Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:46:00 GMT |