Latest scribblings…
Current Classics That Inspire: The Winnowing Flame Trilogy
A reading recommendation from Neil for recent fantasy series that are leading the field. This focusses on Jen Williams, a writer to watch.
Books That Made Me: The Lord of The Rings
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...
Secret
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....
Nine
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...
Lost
Each year, on his birthday, I write a story for my late son. Lost is 2021’s story.
Eight
Every year I write a letter to my dead son on his birthday. This is 2021’s letter to Ziggy.