I know, I completely forgot last week until Wednesday. I suck at remembering things like this. Anyway, this week, I have decided on this: When I wrote my piece on Time Travel narratives a few months ago, this was one of my favourite stories from Lost. The scene with Desmond and Penny on the phone […]
Read more "Monday Music (yes, I know I missed it last week)"Hey everyone, It’s been a great week. Not only have I finished the first draft of my book, been treated to an NFL game at Twickenham and now have the week off. Finally, I’ll be able to finish off my “Best dressed women in Space” article which I keep promising. On top of that, this […]
Read more "Monday Music"I went through the gentlemen a month or so ago. Now it’s the ladies’ turn. I’ve been wracking my brains and consulting family and friends about who they think should make this list. This is what I came up with. I should say up front that Paco Rabanne’s revolutionary work on a certain film is […]
Read more "Who’s the best dressed woman in Space?"Hi there, I haven’t had the chance to post anything else this week. I’m working on my ‘Best Dressed Female in Space” post which I hope to have done by the end of the week. That’ll make a nice double achievement this weekend as I’ll hopefully be finishing the first draft of The Crossing by then too! […]
Read more "Monday Music"This week it’s one of my favourites from Doctor Who: a haunting little piece from Girl in the Fireplace. Love this. It was in my head when I wrote Ashana’s backstory this weekend.
Read more "Monday Music"Waiting for the fight! I’m back on it, hopefully with enough time to finish off the Phantom Menace tonight. Where was I? Oh yes, the Pod Race is done, the ship’s repaired, Maul has been put off for now and they’re on their way Padme and Anakin share a little moment and then here we […]
Read more "Rewatching Star Wars Episode 1 – Part 2"It’s not all about Science Fiction. I thought I would take a moment out to talk about one of my other passions: American Football. In particular, to pay tribute to three people who add inspiration to my weeks. They all play for my favourite team, the Seattle Seahawks. Now, I know you’ll ask why I […]
Read more "Other inspirations"Suicide Mission theme from Mass Effect 2. A really great action piece that I had in my head when writing the flight simulator scene in The Crossing.
Read more "Monday Music (on Tuesday because I’m no good at scheduling)"So, I’m close to the end now. I’ve almost finished the first draft of my first novel. I put the first words on the page in May of last year and, after sitting on it for a while, I started in earnest last Winter. Now here I am with the nights drawing in, facing the […]
Read more "Staring over the precipice"The Phantom Menace “How Rude” I’ve noticed a lot of posts on various groups extolling the virtues of the prequels so I thought I would have another go and see how I feel about them. It seems like there’s a new appreciation out there. I first saw Episode 1 in Austin, Texas on a very […]
Read more "Rewatching Star Wars Episode 1 – Part 1"Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
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