Last week Bertie and I headed down to the city to see The Pirates of Penzance at City Center. He had meetings so we really just ran down for dinner and the show, but the nice thing is you can do that from here. As always, click the pictures to embiggen.
Category: amusement
Out of My Head: Noir Bizarre
Where do ideas come from? Creative folk get asked that a lot and the answer is always everywhere, but sometimes I find it interesting to write down the chain of sparks that started a fire, so to speak. I know “Ham on Heels” started with a conversation I had with Stephanie Johnson (Flint & Steel,…
SA4QE 2015
Happy birthday to Russell Hoban, wherever he may be in the luminiferous ether. So we remember him every year: and odd writer with unusually attached fans. Such loyalty is not easily won. I recommend his books to you. You’ll find a few to treasure. If you want to understand what the Slickman A4 Quote Event…
Re-Imagining the Olympics
The 2012 Olympics are over. If you weren’t in the UK you might not have been aware of just how transformative these two weeks were. That I’m even talking about it is evidence enough. Like many of my geek and writer friends I’ve often found myself in the position of fighting against the popular attention…
The Maltman
Happy birthday to my big brother, Steve! Wandering the Howff again, trolling for material I suppose as always. That’s what I do all the time. You know that by now, don’t you? That’s what writers do: absorb everything and turn it sideways and fit it into stories. You have to turn it slant, as Emily…
Drabble: Goin’ to the Chapel
Patti Abbott has made another challenge to her pals: a drabble — a story of exactly one hundred words — inspired by one of three pictures. Succinct, yeah? Here’s mine. “Goin’ to the chapel…” The parson looked nervous. Bart smiled to reassure him, then nudged him along with the Berretta. Now it was his wedding…
Writer Wednesday: Postcard Fiction Contest
An inspiration I had: a contest to celebrate brevity in fiction. Write a story that fits on a postcard! Send it to me. I’ll choose my favourite and give it a prize — let’s say $25. Entries open now until 15th May, 2012. All postcards I have received through that date will be in the…
Know-vember: Your Humble Narrator
I want to thank all the wonderful friends who took part in Know-vember. It was a delight to share. I think I may well make this an annual event. Yes, as promised, I will now turn the tables on myself. Don’t you already know too much about me? You must be part of the Cult…
Know-vember: Bertie
It’s the man who needs no introduction, but did insist on his own special font. Here is he at Eton; nothing but the best for Bertie. 1. What’s the first thing you do upon waking in the morning? say oy 2. What’s a song you might be persuaded to dance to? Anything by the sensational…
Know-vember: The Other Marko
Jeez, now we’re doubling up on entries! Where were you folks at the beginning of the month? I know, I know, everyone’s a last minute Charlie. I couldn’t get Marko to do the question thing, but his evil twin Bizarro Marko AKA Pony Boy has given me his responses. He’s one of the handful of…
K. A. Laity 