It has been said that all books are in some way autobiographical; the author can’t help but put something of themselves into what they are writing. There may be some truth in this but for me, writing has always been … Continue reading
On one of the first warm days of the year we made the one and a half hour journey into London to visit the Victoria and Albert museum in the name of research. These days the word research mostly conjures … Continue reading
…..CONTINUED….. In the reek fatted air half an hour later the door opens and a voice swills the grease between their teeth and spits out sweetened breath. WOMAN’S VOICE I’m home Vasil-eesa and I’m very hungry. I hope you’ve cooked … Continue reading
I realised a while ago that over the year we have been doing this blog you have seen a lot of Merle’s artwork. I’ve always encouraged her to share her pictures and have experienced the same breathless elation at the … Continue reading
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Attempting to be creative in a day when we are pressurised to get onto the property ladder, take on a mortgage and struggle to pay back student debts along with the regular bills, is difficult and often demoralising. It’s easy … Continue reading
I got this fabulous book for Christmas: It’s called 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. When I went through and counted up all the ones I had read off that list it came to 43! So I think it’s … Continue reading
Over the last couple of months I have been existing in an hermetically sealed hive of creative frenzy; just unfortunately not one iota of all that finger scribbling genius has been directed at our novella. In fact the story has positively … Continue reading
I want to tell you about why Merle and I decided to create this novella in the first place: Last Friday I witnessed a very literal representation of what both of us had for so long struggled to put into … Continue reading
Well it’s been a couple of weeks since our last post on Magic Realism, which is a little longer then usual but a broken laptop wire induced a total computer purge for the last seven days. It’s not a pleasant … Continue reading
A good book that stays with you, that you can re-read over and over, will always be one that has a good, clear concept. It my be a concept that defies immediate understanding, that leaves you with an itchy brain … Continue reading
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