Bought a book yesterday from Stuart Olds called Hope’s Truth. He was signing in Waterstone’s in Bath. It’s billed as ‘Eco Sci Fi’ set in the past, present and future.
Stuart seemed a nice guy so I thought I’d give it a go.
He is based in Keynsham, outside Bristol. Book Systems + has a bit more info about the book, with good revews on Amazon. here’s a This is Bath write-up too.
It got me thinking, maybe one day I’d be sat in a Waterstones hoping someone would buy my book – Karma…
RP
Read MoreThere’s a new horror story airing over in the US on the 5th October – American Horror Story.
npr has it billed as a frenetic gorefest and teeming with sex and ludicrous situations! It’s enough to make Harold blush…
npr Review of FX‘s American Horror Story
io9 review of American Horror Story
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Read MoreChapter 13 – it all ends here…
This is the final chapter of The Rising Tentacle – Part I – A Fear Of The Dark (although there is an Epilogue to follow next month). It builds to a climax, hopefully in both story line and humour and in a sense, it stops. This is good, it end, there’s a cut-off point but if it leaves you with a feeling that there must be more, then that’s good too. Because there is! It comes in The Rising Tentacle – Part II.
Now, if we come back to this chapter… Bernard’s gun makes the second of its appearances in the story, The Amulet raises its head and there’s a Gatekeeper. There has to be a Gatekeeper, ever since Ghostbusters introduced Zuul, it’s been law!
So, there you have it, Chapter 13. The Epilogue follows next month to ’round out’ what began in the mists of time. ‘But was it a mist, though?’
Just remember, if you get into difficulties – ‘Hold it erect! Hold it erect!’
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I like a little sauce on my food, it gives it a bit of flavour, a little something extra. Dan Armstrong, an Orderly at Mingsport Hospital does but he may have to revise his opinion in the light of what transpires in the pages of the second Tentacle Tale – Sauce.
Enjoy, feedback always welcome.
RP
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This is my bed time reading at present. The author Brian Wood, with co-creator Riccardo Burchielli have created the best modern story of the moment. Ballard would have followed with interest, I’m sure. It’s a comic and it’s coming to the end of the story but it’s collected in the Trade Paperback Collections #’s 1 – 10 so far. The final story arc; The Five Nations of New York bring the whole wonderful story to an end.
Live From The DMZ – I urge you to read!
*image from Wikipedia
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A recent purchase of mine.
The brush is non-Badger hair, it’s artificial from The Body Shop. The Bowl, from Crabtree & Evelyn is wooden, so a little bit more sustainable than a plastic one. I think Harold would approve…
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