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Ricky Martin's Dad

If you haven't made mistakes you've done nothing

About Me

I am publishing editor of the new ass-kicking hybrid comic/straight prose magazine Murky Depths . It's a unique blend of prose and graphics that you'll find nowhere else.

We're looking for dark speculative fiction writers and artists.

Why you should be more interested in me than the magazineme I don't know but if that's the case you might like to visit here terrymartin.me.uk

. . . and don't forget the 16-page Promo Issue #0 of Murky Depths is available here

. . . not forgetting that Issue #1 and Issue #2 are now available here:

I Am

Which tarot card are you?
..nUCLEArcENTURy.COM refreshed my ailing html skills.

My Interests



Writing, Reading, Cycling, Walking, Running (but my knees are knackered now), the web, comics, films . . .
. . . and, I guess, poetry.

I'd like to meet:


Brandy Schwan. Who wouldn't!?

Alisteir Crowley (but he died in 1947)

Music:

The song you can hear now was by a band I managed very briefly (and not very well!) The Gangsters. Their song Best Friend was played a couple of times on Radio 1. I lent someone their album several years back and the bastard kept it and disappeared! And I don't know why Harlow Town didn't become it's theme tune.
I like most anything, but it generally has to be heavy . . .
Try A Cult Called Karrianna I put them as a cross between Depeche Mode and Punishment Of Luxury, not that anyone will remember the latter!
. . . although there's always gonna be exceptions

Movies:

Stars Wars (first series), Matrix,

Sin City,
Kill Bill
Brazil
. . .

Television:

Life On Mars (BBC)Life On Mars (BBC). . . and Dr Who of course!

Books:


Most anything by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
but particularly 9tail Fox

Heroes:

George Orwell
My Dad
My Son . . .
Young Martin

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

I should be a
Science Fiction Writer

My ideas are very strange, and people often wonder what planet I'm from.
And while I may have some problems being "normal," I'll have no problems writing sci-fi.
Whether it's epic films, important novels, or vivid comics...
My own little universe could leave an important mark on the world!
What Type of Writer Should You Be?

My Blog

Christmas gone

Christmas was going to be a lonely affair for me and Liz but it didn't turn out that way. April and Jason came up on Saturday leaving Reggie with us while they went off house hunting in the neighbourh...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:31:00 PST

Last few months

Jesus, is it that long since I blogged here?! Well, lots have happened. I've jacked in my job (sounds quite sudden but I handed in my notice end of June - had to give three long months). Moved house; ...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:13:00 PST

FantasyCon 2007

My first FantasyCon. It was to be my way of saying hello to the small press stalwarts such as Pete Crowther (PS Publishing) & Chris Teague (Pendragon Press). Sure , there are lots more I can menti...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:36:00 PST

Marriage

My daughter announced she was engaged the other week with a super fuck-off diamond ring. I mean BIG, man! Went to see a wedding venue today (the whole package) which looked really cool. Out in th...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:43:00 PST

The ultimate steampunk fantasy?

I bought this book two years ago but thought I'd lost it. It came to light a couple of weeks ago in my bedside cabinet of all places! Here's what I thought: China MiĆ©ville's Iron Council has such...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:02:00 PST

Amusing enough for a blog

If you're not from the UK you might not appreciate this but I think you'll get its drift: A major flood hit on Monday evening .Epicentre: Rotherham, England. News of the disaster was swiftly carried a...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:45:00 PST

Lifestyle change

The lifestyle change begins. I hand in my notice today. Three months I have to give, so end of September is when I finish. Our offer for a new home in Lincolnshire was accepted on Wednesday - just a c...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:08:00 PST

ME, OU & MD

Well, nearly at the end of my Approaching Literature course with the OU. The three-hour exam is this Monday. Haven't done half as much (hardly any actually) revision as I should have done but I feel q...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:52:00 PST

Murky Mood

Seem to be on a bit of a low at the moment. Work has been manic these last few months and Murky Depths, my little baby, hasn't had the attention it needs - at least a couple of hours a day midweek&nbs...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Wed, 16 May 2007 05:08:00 PST

Ramblings

I've just realised it's been just over a year since I joined MySpace. Since then I've met many diverse and interesting people, even some in the flesh; made new (if only cyber) friendships; developed s...
Posted by Ricky Martin's Dad on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:47:00 PST