by Neil | Sep 25, 2007 | Books, Entertainment, Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke
I’m back in the house now after quite an unsuccessful attempt to liveblog; it did turn out in the end that the event was a phone no go zone which I was, truth be told, expecting. I think I knew it was going to be an interesting evening when I, smelling of wet...by Neil | Sep 25, 2007 | Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke
Ok. At the theatre a bit early. Handset playing up so bear with me. Tickets just going out. ******** No phones allowed so this is it until i get in. Sorry. Really must go-being glared at. ******** Well i’m out now. Still in central london. The evening was not without...by Neil | Sep 24, 2007 | House, Neil Gaiman, rambling post that goes all over the place, Susanna Clarke
I realise I promised not to talk about the house anymore but I have finally got heating! Yes if my life gets anymore exciting I may pass out. – It’s taken eight days (it’s meant to take five tops). – We’ve gone through two boilers, two...by Neil | Sep 23, 2007 | Cars, Comedy, humor, Humour, Life, Motorway driving, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but I'm not proud, Travel
Well I’m back in London town after quite a lengthy, wet, foggy drive along the M4. A couple of observations: a) Apparently indicating is no longer part of British road rules and instead a new system has been employed called telepathy. It uses less electricity...by Neil | Sep 22, 2007 | Fiction, Ursula K Le Guin, Writing
Ursula has a review of Jeanette Winterson’s book Stone Gods up at the Guardian. It’s an interesting, well balanced review that has a cheeky jab at generalist fiction writers who decide to use SF in their stories to get their point across then deny –...