by Neil | Apr 23, 2024 | Diary, Grief
Another year. I remain somewhat quiet on here but, as is tradition, I am briefly checking in to mark another trip round the sun. As I said last year, I have finished publishing Ziggy’s stories and letters here now as this anniversary becomes more visible to the...
by Neil | Apr 23, 2023 | Fiction, free fiction
The Parting of The Ways: A Tale of Draco The Dragon By Neil Beynon For Ziggy on his 10th birthday “You’re getting so tall.” “I know, but I remember when you were so little I could hold you with one arm.” “A picture? Oh, it’s been so long since you asked to see one...
by Neil | Apr 23, 2023 | Diary, Grief, Personal
Bridgend, South Wales. 23rd April 2023. Dear Ziggy, Now you are 10. A decade. I find myself experiencing a particularly curious sensation of being able to distinctly recall exactly where I was at this point ten years ago, almost down to the minute. It is like standing...
by Neil | Feb 28, 2023 | Fantasy, Reading
As you may have noted, I am fond of the occasional fantasy classic but, like many a fantasy author, I am also a fan of the genre as it is today and that continues to shape my own approach to my work. The idea in this feature is to focus on some of these contemporary...
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...
