by Neil | Feb 12, 2008 | Eastercon, Orbital 2008, Science Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time
No, not that kind – your eyes are safe. As has already been reported over at Gareth D. Jones’s and Martin McGrath’s respective blogs the Friday Flash Fictioneers will be holding a Flash Fiction workshop at Eastercon. Not withstanding any changes in...by Neil | Jan 26, 2008 | Life, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Things to do in Kent, Thoughts, Travel
So today I went to the seaside. After a few weekends of moping around the house we decided to take advantage of the good weather to go for a road trip down to the coast. It’s a short jaunt down to Whitstable, we’d never been before, and that’s how we...by Neil | Dec 27, 2007 | Family, Fancy a drink?, Fun, just plain odd, Lies to tell children, Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Wales
Boxing Day has its many traditions from passing presents to watching the football. For many years ours has been to see my mother’s side of the family. Each year, on rotation, we all decamp to whomever has been tagged as host for the year. Aunt J was this...by Neil | Dec 20, 2007 | Bluewater, Life, London, Mortified, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Things to do in Kent, Thoughts
Ah, the first day of my holiday. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and minus three outside. All I really, really want to do is curl up on the sofa with a good book and a bucket of tea. What I’m actually going to do is go to Bluewater to finish my Christmas...by Neil | Dec 16, 2007 | Dave Mckean, Entertainment, Film, MirrorMask, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Seemed like a good idea at the time
My sister, S, was visiting this weekend. And very kindly brought her copy of MirrorMask up for me to watch. The plan had been to watch it on Saturday evening after an afternoon spent with a collection of my old school friends. Plans went a bit awry after I sampled one...by Neil | Nov 23, 2007 | Fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time
As has become painfully clear to constant readers of this blog, and as exemplified by the woeful lack of a “Columbo Villian of the Week” on Wednesday, life has gotten on top of me. And so this week I find myself – for the first time since I started...