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May 19th, 2013

I've been away the last three days, hence the lack of posts. The time was not entirely devoted to fishing, though I got out a few times and exerted my angling skills upon the local piscine population, without noticeable effect. I did catch a rock...

May 15th, 2013

If it isn't finished, nothing can happen

The accompanying photo is the first page of a novel I started writing when I was 19 and driving around the United Kingdom in a beat-up Austin 1600 with a gold flame stripe down the bonnet. The novel was called CAPTAIN OF GUARD, and I wrote about 50,...

May 15th, 2013

Best in Show: Are you Dauntless?

It's a long way down, in the latest sneak-peek at the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's book Divergent: Tris (Beatrice) must make the jump if she wants to be accepted into the Dauntless faction. Think you could do it?I'm a brave dog, but I...

May 14th, 2013

You're the Voice: Lucinda on being a fan

This week's You're the Voice visitor is Lucinda: I'll be honest with you. Up until recently I never understood fandoms. You know, when a bunch girls start screaming because a washed-up celebrity walked in the door. Or why a person would have their...

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