by Neil | Jan 29, 2023 | Books, Fantasy, J.R.R.Tolkien, Reading
Have you read it? As far as we know, there’s no actual law requiring any fantasy writer to read The Lord of The Rings but, equally, there is no law against it. Tolkien’s finest piece of work has achieved a level of cultural awareness belying the fact that, when first...
by Neil | Apr 23, 2022 | Fiction, Free Online Fiction, Uncategorized
Secret: A Tale of Draco The Dragon By Neil Beynon For Ziggy on his 9th birthday. There you are. I’ve been looking for you everywhere. What are you doing out here? Ah, yes, of course: the stars. There’s Orion with his sword. Have I told you about Orion? Ah, yes, I did....
by Neil | Apr 23, 2022 | Diary, Grief, Personal
Bridgend, South Wales. 23rd April 2022 Dear Ziggy, Today you are nine. Should be nine. Would have been nine. Tenses are hard. Another year has passed by like a gust of wind and the world seemingly spins further into chaos as the pandemic sputters on, while war creeps...
by Neil | Apr 23, 2021 | Fiction
Lost: A Tale of Draco The Dragon By Neil Beynon For Ziggy on his 8th birthday. “Hello, it’s been a while.” “Gone? Oh, no son, I’m never gone. Sometimes, when the journey is long and hard, we don’t need to talk, it’s enough for us to know we are with you.” “A story? I...
by Neil | Apr 23, 2021 | Personal
Bridgend, South Wales 23rd, April 2021 Dear Ziggy, Another trip around the sun, another year further away from you. You should be 8 today. I don’t have a picture of you in my mind anymore, I’ve tried, it simply won’t come and anything I picture feels badly drawn, a...
