Climb – a poem for my son

On the occasion of my first born; the boy, starting school, I wrote this. It’s inspired by how I felt watching him do climbing the other day. Hope you enjoy it. If you do, follow the links at the bottom to see some of my less upbeat poetry. Climb Tiny fingers they were Now strong, […]

Casting Dune – Mapes and Hawat confirmed + more

It’s been a while since we had any updates about casting but this popped up today and I thought it was worth a post. I held off on the additional Sardaukar cast announcements that were made but I’ll give those people a shout out at the end. So, the iMDB listing for next year’s Dune, […]

Project Blue Book – Season 1: Episode 9 Review

Episode 9 – Abduction Moving close to the season finale now and I have to say this was the most enjoyable, complete episodes I have seen so far. There was lots of genuine emotion and the stakes were high. One great part of this episode is that it takes place almost exclusively in one location: […]

Updates – Queen of Hearts and The Ardenna Crossing – August 2019

A couple of updates for you Queen of Hearts – A Twin Peaks Fan Film First of all, my friend Cameron Cloutier’s long-gestating Twin Peaks fan film looks like it could finally begin filming. After so many setbacks and an agonising quest to find actors, the project is now fully cast. This passion project, which […]

This week in Hope County

So, after the mammoth task of getting through Mass Effect: Andromeda over the past year and a half (trying to fit it in around work and family commitments and everything else I wanted to do with my life) I have moved on to a title that’s been waiting on my shelf since my birthday last […]

A Trip to HOME

I’ve been looking forward to going to this exhibition for ages and it didn’t disappoint. The HOME gallery in Manchester has an exhibition of David Lynch’s artwork running through until the autumn. After reading ‘Room to Dream’ at Christmas I was eager to see some more of Lynch’s artwork and the chance to do so […]

Twin Peaks Cake 2 – Blue Rose Cupcakes

Still no poetry coming, and I’m finding it hard to focus on the rewrite of The Ardenna Crossing at the minute, but I had another chance to get creative in the kitchen this weekend. A good friend of mine in the Twin Peaks fan community was celebrating his birthday up in Manchester so I decided […]