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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

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

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

Lost

Each year, on his birthday, I write a story for my late son. Lost is 2021’s story.

Eight

Eight

Every year I write a letter to my dead son on his birthday. This is 2021’s letter to Ziggy.

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