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Savile Secures Grand National Victory

8 November 2011

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In tribute to our fallen friend and colleage, Sir Jimmy Savile, who sadly passed away… um… recently, here’s an old article I wrote for a spoof news website I used to run, The Observant. I can think of no more fitting a tribute. SIR JIMMY SAVILE SECURES GRAND NATIONAL VICTORY First published Sat 8th April [...]

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Apocalypse Dos and Don’ts

25 October 2011

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The end of the world is coming. There’s no point crying about it, we just have to accept it and do what we can to prepare for the Day of Judgement when it eventually comes. Luckily, I’ve been given some advice on how best to get ready for The End, and being the caring sort, [...]

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The Big Blog Story – Part 16

8 October 2011

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This year the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature decided it would be a right laugh to start a blog story, co-written by a whole heap of children’s authors, illustrators, and other creative types. I was lucky enough to be asked to take part, and today is the day my little ‘chapter’ goes live. You might [...]

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Guest blog post for Edinburgh Book Festival

1 May 2011

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I’ve done a guest blog post for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, all about the short story I wrote for them as part of the Elsewhere project. Go, check it out. Clicky clicky.

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A Royal Announcement

29 April 2011

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I recently found a load of old newspaper style articles I wrote for a website I used to run, and have decided to start updating some of them and reprinting them here. What better way to start, on his most historic of days, than with a Royal announcement from Her Maj? You might have to [...]

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The Unclaimed Girl

8 March 2011

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Late last year, I was asked to write a short story for the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s website, based on the theme of “Elsewhere”. The story could be about anything, as long as it incorporated the theme of new, different places in some form or another. My interpretation of the theme was a story called [...]

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Five Frightening Fings, Part 2

2 November 2010

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Because the first part of this list became a bit image heavy, I thought it was best to break it into two posts. Also, I couldn’t be bothered finishing it at the time, if I’m being completely honest. I’m not even going to finish it this time, either. I’m going to do another two things [...]

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Five Frightening Fings. Er… Things. Part 1.

31 October 2010

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In honour of All Hallow’s Eve, today I’m going to take you through some of the things that cause me fear, distress and alarm. I’ve mentioned a few of my irrational fears in the past, so I won’t be going back over those again today. Instead, I’ll be digging deeper into my disturbed psyche, right [...]

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Why you shouldn’t trust strangers

4 July 2010

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There I am, earlier today, playing a quiz machine in a well known family restaurant chain while we await our main course. I’m playing the game with my eight-year-old son, Kyle, but of course I mean I’m pressing the buttons the nanosecond I know the answer, while he sits patiently by, hoping to get a [...]

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The Countdown to 250: 1…

19 April 2010

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On the day before the 250th blog post we’re taking a look back at the very 1st one. It was written on my mobile phone, using a tiny bluetooth keyboard, as I travelled to Glasgow to meet Kathryn Ross, who would soon after become my agent. Back then, Invisible Fiends was still called Imaginary Friends [...]

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