Getting Shelfish
A piece I wrote for The Guardian about reorganising my bookshelves.
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Writer's Block, Ideas Are Overrated, Please Stop Saying 'Whimsy'... And Other Things Proper Writers Are Probably Not Supposed To Talk About: A Birthday Newsletter
Writer's block is when a dazzling array of options become tyrannical, team up with an unwillingness to fail, mug you in a dark alley and stick a bag over your head.
A Brief Guide To Some Of The More Attractive Single Moths I've Met In My Area, Looking For Fun
This gentleman on my finger is a Pale Tussock Moth: probably one the most demanding and priggish of the high-performance moths you will currently find on the market... This is a Small Magpie. As you can see, it is, to all outward appearances, not currently in a relationship, so when
American Golf Prior To The Fall Of Civilisation
"I believe two of those have subsequently been jettisoned for lighter-haired, more aerodynamic women."
Signed Books With Free Art
It's now only a couple of months until my third novel Everything Will Swallow You is published in paperback, but I wanted to let you know that I have a pile of signed hardbacks here which are available to readers in the UK for the cover price (£16.