Is it all that surprising the E-cigarette was invented in China? Or, at least, anywhere outside of the West? There was no technical barrier preventing western nations from fabricating such a device–essentially a cylinder with an atomizer in it–for perhaps as long as a century, and the medical and ethical impetus to do so since […]
Read more "Review: Cold Turkey by Carole Johnstone"One of the delights of writing scripts for Badshoes Film is seeing on set photos come in. I (and, I imagine, my scribble-partner Lucy Wade) sit there trying to decipher what’s what, who’s playing what character, what’s been kept, cut, modified or improved upon. You know that squee you get from seeing teaser photos of […]
Read more "On Set Photo Fun"Don’t know if this is something to do with ageing, but I find I’m more interested by character than ideas when it comes to writing these days. I have less idea bursts than I did in my twenties, which scared me for a little while but I’m comfortable in that now. People fascinate me more […]
Read more "Quick Thoughts on Character Over Ideas."Eastercon have released a questionnaire, so if you want a say in the future of that convention now’s your chance. My main suggestion was to allow the general public into the dealer rooms, possibly even the art rooms. Frankly, I’m a little embarrassed for fandom every time the person on the door turns some curious […]
Read more "Eastercon Questionnaire (and a suggestion I made)"So I got tagged in a game of 777 by the wonderful Teresa Edgerton, fantasy author supreme, out on Twitter. The idea is you pick seven lines from the seventh page of your current work in progress. Here goes: Hargy wouldn’t pee himself. He wouldn’t let them see him piss himself. They walked past the […]
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Weston Kogi, a police officer in a supermarket in London, returns to his home in West Africa for his aunt’s funeral. After catching up with his family, his ex-girlfriend Nana, and an old schoolmate over good food and plenty of beer, it seems like a bit of harmless hyperbole to tell…
My old band, round about 2008-ish I should think. Like that band, the bridge behind us in the picture doesn’t exist anymore either.
Read more "Photo Found While Clearing Out My Cupboard"Managed to find this fascinating and rarely shown column by George Orwell from 11 of August, 1944, in the Tribune (His column was called ‘As I Please’, and he often did). I reproduce it here because it’s a side of George you may not have seen, directly challenging the racist practices of his time. Next […]
Read more "George Orwell: “Anyone who knows of an instance of colour discrimination ought always to expose it”"The events of last week’s Hugo Awards reminds me of one friday night long ago at the hotel I work at. Five guests–three guys, two gals–piled out of a taxi and proceeded to make my evening hellish. They had been out drinking. They chanted and bellowed as they came into reception and laughed in my […]
Read more "Sad Puppies, Post-Hugo Blues & Loose Genitalia…"1: Congratulations to the winners. You all worked hard and had your hard work rewarded. 2: Congratulations to the voters. Clearly a lot of people put some serious thought into their choices. Where choice was possible the fans called good. Where the Forces Of Arse had made no real choice possible the voter- the typical […]
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J.L. Worrad 