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An In-Depth History Of The Railways
This is not actually an in-depth history of the railways. As you might have noticed if you spend any time on my website, I have a self-sabotaging habit of often giving my pieces thoroughly unclickbait titles which often only abstractly, at most, describe what they contain (I think
Houses In Motion
The 20 Best Interdimensional Portals I Have Photographed On Walks In The British Countryside
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Why Reading Online Reviews Of Your Book Will Lead You Nowhere Good
A Brief, Unsparingly Honest Guide To The Real British Countryside From Someone Who Knows
Black Dog
My cat Roscoe - who some of you might have been introduced to recently via her more vapid alter ego - turns 14 this month. She's a healthy cat, young for her age, which makes my mind boggle a bit as it hits me that precisely ten years ago I
Old Litkinov
Old Litkinov owned the bookshop and, back when I was a poor student, I would sometimes sell books to him that I had stolen from delivery trucks, supermarkets and the bedrooms of people who’d verbally undermined me. Ever-perceptive, Litkinov surely knew what was going on and when I
An Exclusive Look Inside My Writing Routine
I normally wake just before 3am, get immediately into my tracksuit and go for a run around the bathroom, but not for long, since writing time is of the utmost value to me and I’m at the height of my intellectual powers early in the morning. If I’m
January
* Multi-person swimming lane etiquette is all entirely workable if you assume it solely involves people with average-size bodies who've been taught to swim properly, but that's not quite addressing reality in its varied face. As a swimmer who frequents busy public pools during the
Ten Basic But Important Rules For Authors
1. Never expect anyone to read your book, even if you sent it to them for free. 2. Do all you can to keep yourself in a non-presumptive state that will lead to a feeling of pleasant surprise if a fellow human reads your book. 3. Don’t let
Some Photographs I Have Taken Of Dogs During My Adventures In The British Countryside, And Some Important Details About Their Lives
A dog who is running excitably towards me across some wet grass, having heard a rumour that for one week and one week only I will do a cut, shampoo and blow dry for just £14.99.