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Friday, March 27, 2015
Postmodern Mariner Ebook
The first story in this book, 'Castor on Troubled Waters', has been published far and wide. It appeared in the successful anthology of pirate stories FAST SHIPS, BLACK SAILS and has been released as an audio podcast on two different sites including PodCastle. And yet the book itself wasn't particularly successful.
So finally I am pleased that it now has the opportunity to reach a wider audience. It is available on the UK Amazon here and on the US Amazon here. I do need to point out, however, that the first third of this book is the same as the first third of my book THE TRUTH SPINNER, so if you have that other book you probably don't need to get this...
Thursday, March 19, 2015
You Too Can be a Moon!
It seems that one of my ebooks published back in 2012 has recently been featured in The Guardian and elsewhere as an example of an ebook with a "bad cover". Personally I think the cover is just right for the stories in the collection, which are quirky, daft and absurd.
Young Tales from the Old Cosmos is a set of linked stories about sentient moons, planets, stars and galaxies. It was inspired by something Umberto Eco said in his essay 'How I Write' (from his collection On Literature) about how he once started writing a series of stories called 'Ancient Stories of the Young Universe' in which the planets of our solar system were living beings. Venus falls in love with the sun, for example, and throws herself into his embrace with tragic results.
They say that "all publicity is good publicity" and although I have never been convinced by this dictum it seems worthwhile to mention that my ebook is still available on Amazon and elsewhere and can be bought for the extremely reasonable sum of £0.99 in the UK and $1.47 in the USA.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
My Name in Flowers
It does feel that spring is coming at long last! I desperately need sunlight to power my mind and body and enable me to make the changes I want to make in my life.
It has been an interesting week or so. An excellent cultural week including all night dancing (I was exhausted), cinema, Italian food, discovery of brilliant writers unknown to me (Rubén Darío) and more.
I am progressing with my scheme of turning most of my out of print books from years ago into readily available and low cost ebooks. The next one will probably be The Postmodern Mariner. Soon I will also resume work on my gigantic collection of stories that totals one million words. It is such a daunting task to face that I have been putting it off, but it can't be put off forever!
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Mirrors in the Deluge
The publisher is Elsewhen Press, who specialise in speculative fiction of many different kinds. They have already issued a number of extremely interesting books and I am privileged to be associated with them. They have treated me extremely well, with efficiency and care. In the writing world this is not always the case. I have nothing but admiration and respect for them.
So now that I have recommended both the book and the publisher, I can say that the ebook is available to be ordered right now. It can be found on the Amazon UK site here. It is also available on all other Amazon sites, on Kobo, Google Play, and elsewhere. The paperback will be published in June. The cover was designed by Alison Buck.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Tallest Stories & Eyelidiad Ebooks
Two books of mine that have hitherto only been available in hardback and paperback are now finally also available in ebook editions.
Twenty years after it was written and nineteen years after it was published, my second ever book (which has been out of print for a decade and a half) is finally available as an ebook. EYELIDIAD tells the story of a highwayman who carries on his back a portrait of his younger self that happens to be alive, and the adventures they have together...
As for TALLEST STORIES I have always regarded it with special affection. Indeed I often say that it is my "best book". Whether this is true or not isn't really for me to judge, but certainly I can state that it represents me as a writer more fully than any other of my books, because it is a microcosm of everything I hope to achieve: a set of linked story-cycles that are controlled by various framing devices, each of which is controlled by a larger framing device.
I am delighted that these two books will now reach a wider audience. Tallest Stories exists as an ebook thanks to the generosity of David Rix of Eibonvale who allowed me to issue it as a joint venture between his company and mine.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Thirty Tributes to Calvino
"Paradoxical and philosophical fables; impossible cartographies and labyrinths of the mind and heart; towers that stretch across the universe; men who set sail on domestic oceans; the opinions and hopes of the sun; sentient geometries; games with gravity and planets; metafiction and wordplay; recursion and exploration; the perplexities of logic and desire."
A couple of years ago I produced an ebook called Ten Tributes to Calvino. It was suggested to me that I expand the book and I agreed to do so. In fact, that ebook contains a few stories that aren't in this new book; but this new book is a more refined and (to my mind at least) satisfying "thank you" to my favourite writer.
The cover is by the divine Brankica Bozinovska and the book is dedicated to her...
It is available from Amazon and elsewhere right now, in both paperback form and as an ebook. The paperback and ebook differ in one story, a tale called 'The Broom Cupboard of Crossed Destinies', a collaboration I wrote with D.F. Lewis back in 1996. It's a story that uses pictures of Tarot Cards as essential to an understanding of the text, and the challenge of formatting these images for an ebook proved too much for me. In the ebook edition I have replaced this tale with an alternative.
Talking about D.F. Lewis, that gentleman has just completed one of his 'real time' reviews of this collection and I am delighted to report that his final judgment is, "I assess that this book could well be this author's greatest book. Well, my own jury is out, sitting in the February gloom of my garden, like a secret guild, beyond my earshot. The book certainly is highly representative of his best work as well as his rare worst. And as a tribute to Italo Calvino, fans of that writer will, I am sure, appreciate this book greatly. Yet, even here, Rhys Hughes stands distinct as the strangest and uniquest writer I know. And Calvino would not have had it any other way, I guess."
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Party Time!
The first was to celebrate the birthday of the amazing Kseniya Gomzjakova, a lady with a huge heart who is just a very lovely person. She made no fewer than 25 special dishes for her party. But I must remember that a party with Russians and Latvians will involve endless toasts of vodka! I drank an incredible amount that night, but the quality was so pure there was almost no hangover the following morning.
This photo shows Kseniya (on the right) with her friends Inga and Inese. As I have said in previous blog posts, Kseniya is an extremely fascinating person in so many ways. Her beauty is not just in her outer form (she is indeed extremely beautiful) but inside too, in her mind and soul. I dedicated the second edition of my Journeys Beyond Advice book to her.
The following night I travelled to Tenby with Amira to stay with the awesome Tseng Lan Hui, a kind and generous lady who always inspires me with the strength of her character. She owns a guest house and it was a wonderful experience to have the opportunity of exploring Tenby at night. It is one of the most appealing towns in Wales.
As on the previous night, there was an astounding array of food available. After the food it was time for dancing! This photo shows just some of the people who were there. Most of them I know through salsa classes.
I am lucky to know special people in my life who always prevent me from being cynical about the human race. Lan is definitely one of these and I have dedicated my forthcoming book Mirrors in the Deluge to her. This blog post proves that even when writing about parties, food and dancing, I can still mention books somehow...
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Dancing with my Muse
Valentine's Day is coming up soon, so I will take this opportunity to plug my Bottled Love Story novelette again. It's about a woman named Amira and her adventures in this world and in another; and candidly it's one of the best things I have ever written, if not the best. It only exists as a realbook because the formatting (of the pictures and typographical tricks) was too tricky to turn it into an ebook; but if you want a PDF of the text then let me know and I will email you one.
Sunday, February 01, 2015
Aardvark Update
Aardvark Caesar blogsite, which contains information about all the books I have published so far. I have added Bone Idle in the Charnel House and Orpheus on the Underground and there is a surprise there too, something I am going to announce officially soon but not yet; so consider this to be an unofficial announcement...
Orpheus on the Underground is now available as an ebook as well as a beautiful deluxe print version.
I have also added another story to my Platinum Ass blogsite, where I hope to one day present exactly 100 of my stories online to be read for free. There are now 21 available. The story I have just added, 'The Mirror in the Looking Glass', is one of my most popular ever.
The year has got off to a very good start in many ways, including writing and publishing.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Brankica Bozinovska
There is a lady who lives in Skopje who brims with magic. Like the reflection of golden sunlight on the still waters of a deep lake, she radiates beauty, power and serenity. Her personality sparkles. She is warm, generous, sweet, mischievous, kind, exciting, intelligent, talented, magnificent.
It's a terrible thing to confess, but I am not in awe of many people in this world. I have met few people who have made me feel that I ought to be a lot more humble than I am. But they do exist and Brankica is one of them, the best and brightest.
Spending time with her in Macedonia was an experience that had an unexpected and profound effect on me. I will tell anyone who listens what a lovely lady she is, but she is much more than that. Her heart and soul are so big that they encompassed me the moment I approached her and in fact they encompass the world. Her compassion is truly moving.
And yet it is her strength that is most impressive to me. Her character is heroic and yet undemonstrative. I might have felt feeble and inadequate in her presence, but she inspired me, enthused me, left me convinced that here was the perfect exemplar of an indomitable human spirit.
Because I am fond of the process of Tuckerization, I have used her as a character in many stories, most notably and extensively in my (as yet unpublished) novel The Pilgrim's Regress. She will continue to appear as a character in many forthcoming works.
She also creates delightful art and she designed the cover for my collection of flash fiction Flash in the Pantheon, and I will be using her art to create the cover of my next book, Thirty Tributes to Calvino, which will be dedicated to her.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Serbia and Macedonia
recommend it here in public). Then I went off to meet Brankica at the designated rendezvous point.
I flew home with the certainty that I would return soon. I have to return. I still feel that I am flying high over the clouds, the mountains, the sea...
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Orpheus on the Underground
In the meantime I am absolutely delighted to announce the publication of my new book! ORPHEUS ON THE UNDERGROUND from Tartarus Press is a collection of weird phantasmagorical stories that has been wonderfully illustrated by the genius artist Chris Harrendence and is dedicated to my lovely and magical muse, Amira Ana Smyth.
It exists right now and is available to be purchased from the publisher. And soon it will be available from other places... I am very pleased with this book. Tartarus Press have a superstition that authors shouldn't talk about their books until they are published, which is why I kept so quiet about this one.
It has been more than twelve years since I was last published by Tartarus Press. They always create a truly impressive product, books that are beautiful art objects, and it is a privilege as well as a pleasure to be published by such a fine publishing house.
Here is part of the blurb that Tartarus have created for this book:
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The Elephant in the Room
This will be my first book of 2015. On the first day of January I also plan to start writing a new book of linked stories called Down Cerberus. I have been turning over ideas for this project in my mind for a long time. It is going to be a collection along the lines of the Mrożek and also Čapek's Apocryphal Tales. It always seems a good idea to commence a new venture on the first day of a new year.
Every year I try to write a minimum of 100,000 words of fiction. Some productive years have seen me achieve more than double this figure. But I have been rather lax in the year 2014 and at one point it was very doubtful I would meet my wordage quota. A late surge has got me to 98,500 words. Today is the day I hope to thwart failure!
Friday, December 26, 2014
End of 2014
Merry Christmas! Another year is almost over; and it is with a feeling almost of shock that I realize my blog is now ten years old. My earliest entries were absurdly short and vacuous: I simply didn't know what to write. Then my blog gradually became the main way in which I sought to 'communicate' with my readers and the wider world. Social media sites have eroded this function somewhat. I usually first post news about what I have been doing on Facebook before anywhere else. Yet I am still happy to have my blog and I intend to continue updating it.
2014 was a good year. I did more things in it than I did in 2013. My writing output dropped rather a lot, however. Every year I seek to write a minimum of 100,000 words of fiction. The past few years have proved extremely fertile in terms of production (in 2012 I wrote 240,000 words) but I always knew that a higher rate was unsustainable. I haven't failed to reach my hundred-thousand word target for a decade but this year I am still nine-thousand words short. Let's see what I can do in the week remaining to me! One of the many reasons my output was lower this year is because I seemed to reach some sort of apotheosis with the Bottled Love Story novelette and found it difficult to write anything in the wake of this piece. Now, however, I am finally building up steam again...
The Lunar Tickle, Captains Stupendous and (most recently and perhaps significantly) Bone Idle in the Charnel House all appeared in 2014. This made a total of eight books published in one year, my personal record. Next year I am expecting more of my books to be published, both by my own micro-press and also by established publishers. I also have some foreign translation deals currently under discussion, which bodes well for future travel.
After a few years of not really going anywhere, I got back into travel in 2014, making numerous trips within Britain (most memorably to Devon in the summer) and also abroad, first to Ireland and then to Portugal. These foreign trips were primarily work related and involved me giving readings in public, etc. Next year I hope to travel even more, both for work and also for pleasure. Long yearned-for trips to Serbia and India might be on the cards. The latter of these will take some organisation, as if I do go then I plan to stay a long time.
In 2014 one of my main hobbies became learning to dance salsa. I had tried before, years ago, but never really got the hang of it. Finally it started to work for me; and although I can hardly describe myself as 'skilled' now I am at least competent and hope to keep improving next year. I also ended up regularly playing the drums on Sunday nights in a Latin dance club.
I no longer use this blog to talk very much about 'personal' matters, but they are the essence of who I am, so I can't ignore them completely. I had an intense and passionate love affair in the summer; but I also finally grew closer to someone I have known and liked for a long time; and she in fact has become my muse and my dearest friend, more than a friend in fact: my soul mate. I hope that together we will have many adventures in the new year.
As for reading: I think I read more books this year than any other year of my life. I devoured them! A complete list of everything can be found on my Goodreads page. Feel free to connect with me there! I grow increasingly impressed with Ismail Kadare and Milan Kundera and they have both become two of my favourite authors... Anyway, that's enough for now.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Seven Men and Two Others
'Enoch Soames' is probably the best pact-with-the-devil story ever written; 'Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton' is perhaps the best ghost story ever written; and 'Savonarola Brown' is the funniest and most accurate parody of a pseudo-Shakespeare play ever attempted... The other stories are rather good too, with 'A.V Laider' being the only disappointment; I was expecting the 'twist' ending to be more surprising than it was. But even so, the utter excellence of the whole is not marred. I have read 'Enoch Soames' at least four times in different anthologies but this is the first time I have read the other stories.
This book was metafictional and postmodern before 'metafiction' and 'postmodernism' were even workable concepts. A delight and a privilege to read; and I am delighted and privileged to have just read it.
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
A Mountain Walked
I am delighted to announce that it includes one of my own stories, 'Sigma Octantis', which was inspired by Lovecraft's early piece 'Polaris' (Polaris is the star closest to the north celestial pole; Sigma Octantis is the star closest to the south celestial pole).
Beautifully produced and illustrated, this deluxe limited edition Centipede Press tome is the ultimate Lovecraft tribute book and includes fiction by Neil Gaiman, Robert Barbour Johnson, TED Klein, Thomas Ligotti, Joe Pulver, Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Gemma Files, Patrick McGrath, Michael Shea and many others...
Centipede Press are an amazing publisher. I am immensely gratified that they are going to publish my collection The Senile Pagodas in the not too distant future.
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Bone Idle in the Charnel House
I have just heard from Hippocampus Press in the USA that my new book of stories has gone to the printers. They were also good enough to show me the full cover of my collection. Here it is...
It amuses me that the title of this book Bone Idle in the Charnel House can be turned into the acronym BITCH. This was entirely unintentional.
I had to fill in a 'promotion form' for this book which included a brief summary of what it's about. I wrote, "A collection of weird stories that often develop in an unusual manner from an original premise. The stories are part of the grand tradition of the 'weird story' but they seek to be rather different from most stories of this type. My hope is that these stories simultaneously will be a part of the tradition of the weird story but also help to push the definition forward a little."
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Pilgrimage and Beach Walk
I have just got back to Wales. It is cold and grey here. But that's exactly what I anticipated. It is better to dwell on some of the high points of my recent trip. Too much happened to give a full account on this blog, but I can mention that after I left Lisbon I went to Fatima, the main pilgrimage site in Portugal. I am not a deeply religious person, but by the same token I am not a deeply irreligious one. I lit a candle for a special person while I was there. I had expected the place to be tacky but it was more tasteful than my fears had supposed; and there was a feeling of calm awe about the place, an atmosphere that seemed to consist of all the hopes of the faithful who have made it their destination in previous decades, though whether this perceived ambience existed just in my mind is a question I can't possibly answer.
I walked more than 80 km, most of it on soft sand, which made the going much more difficult. The first day it rained and I got soaked, but at night the skies cleared and the stars came out with amazing brightness. I saw meteors, a thin melancholy moon and a succession of incredible sunsets and sunrises. One sunset into the sea had the light of the sinking sun filtered by the spray of the enormous waves that seemed to crash over it... I met not one other person during the whole of the walk. I walked most of the nights as well as most of the days. Strange lights in the sky and out at sea...
When I reached Espinho I stayed with a marvellous fellow called Nigel Randsley. In fact, despite all the incredible sights and experiences, it was the people who impressed me the most on this trip, not just all my old friends but new ones too, such as Joana Neves, Sara Almeida Almeida, Ana Luísa Melo, João Morales, Sandra Maria Teixeira, Paulo Brito, Inês Botelho, Ana Cristina da Silveira... Too many great people to list. I am very lucky.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Back in Portugal
Fórum Fantástico literary festival. I have been to many of them before, including the first one back in 2004. Ten years later I see that the event is growing in strength and vibrancy.
My presentation was about how Latin American writers have influenced British writers. The focus of the festival was primarily on Julio Cortázar, who was born 100 years ago. I spoke about Cortázar but also Roberto Bolaño, Macedonio Fernández, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Felisberto Hernández, Cabrera Infante, Álvaro Mutis and Gabriel García Márquez. I enjoy talking on stage with a microphone to an audience, something that would have been unimaginable to my younger self. Ten years ago at the Fórum there was no stage and no microphone, only me standing in a classroom and reading a story I had just finished writing.
So much has happened during my visit that I am at a loss to summarize everything. I had the pleasure of being invited to make a radio broadcast by the excellent Joana Neves. This broadcast is now online and it is in English. I read three stories by Donald Barthelme with lots of introdoctory banter and inter-story chit-chat. The broadcast can be listened to here.
In subsequent blog entries I will talk more about my amazing Portugal trip, including a three day beach walk, 80 km in total distance, from Figueira da Foz to Aveiro.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
My 750th Story and One and Only Muse
I have just finished writing my 750th story. It is called 'Died For Puns' and was inspired by Oscar Wilde's De Profundis. It was written especially to submit to an anthology and I will be sending it in the next hour...
This story is partly about muses. What does it mean to have a muse? In De Profundis Oscar Wilde complains that Bosie was a terrible muse, because Wilde did no work when Bosie was around. Unlike Bosie, my own muse really does inspire my creativity. She is in this story of mine and in fact she provided the impetus for its creation.
I am now in a position to reveal that her name is Amira. She is not only my muse, but also an amazing woman and a true friend. A few days ago she treated me to a bellydance in candlelight and now I know for sure what kind of dancing they have in paradise...
But the main thing she inspired is a story that may actually be the best thing I have ever done. It's a novelette that is available as a paperback book. There is no ebook version because the formatting is too tricky (the story contains pictures and unusual typographical tricks). However I am willing today to offer twenty free PDFs to the first people who ask for one. The only proviso is that you leave a review or a rating on Amazon or Goodreads. Here is a link to the book in question. If you want a PDF let me know. First come, first served...
Friday, November 07, 2014
Hippocampus Press Book
Click on this link for further details of the book.
This collection was edited by S.T. Joshi and it will be published in December this year. Hippocampus Press are really going places, so it is a privilege and an honour for me to be added to their list of authors!
I am delighted with this book which is rather darker in tone than most of my books. It consists of 20 stories, half of which have never appeared anywhere before, including the title story, a novella that I believe is one of my best works.I have attempted to alternate the more atmospheric and emotional type of weird story with the cerebral and philosophical kind. So my influences were Poe, Hodgson and Le Fanu as well as Calvino, Borges and Lem.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Mirrors in the Deluge Contract
I am delighted to share the official announcement of my new book of short stories, Mirrors in the Deluge, which will hopefully be published next year...
The press release can be read on the publisher's website here. I am extremely happy with the way I have been treated by these publishers so far. They seem very professional, upbeat, vigorous, and they appear to have vision, which is a quality in scarce supply in the publishing world at the moment.
As for the 'Absurd Welshman' description of myself... The publisher discussed this joke with me and I told him to ahead. I have never had any problems with self-deprecating humour. Indeed, it's an essential for any creative to be able to laugh at themselves from time to time.
The photo shows me signing the contract last week. I have been signing many things lately. I decided to be a bit quirky and use a quill pen and turquoise ink.
Mirrors in the Deluge comprises 32 stories and is scheduled for release in 2015. Further details will be posted periodically on this blog. I am very excited about this book!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
found here but you can modify it as you please. I put the pomegranate seeds in a dish and then added them at the last minute when the tagine was served.
The second photo shows the leftovers the following morning, which I had for breakfast, with lavash bread and coffee. My friend makes excellent coffee and uses the grounds afterwards to tell fortunes. Her skill with Tarot cards is also remarkable.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Book Tour in Ireland
I have just returned from Ireland. I went there at the invitation of my publisher Mark Lloyd to promote my novel The Young Dictator. In essence this was a book launch one year late. The event was tied in with Limerick being chosen as the 'City of Culture' for 2014. I did a reading in an old theatre with a bust of James Joyce watching me. It's always a pleasure to be in Ireland.
It wasn't all work. In fact it mostly wasn't work. The far west of Ireland is a remarkable place. One morning during my stay, my publisher revealed to me the amazing fact that Father Ted's house was in the vicinity. It is a private residence in the far west of Ireland, but we went up the driveway anyway and knocked on the door. "May we take some photos outside the house?" we asked the woman who answered. She not only gave us permission but also gave us a bishop's mitre and a prepared sign. Then she invited us indoors and showed us the room where Bishop Brennan was kicked up the arse and the "I'm not a racist" window.
I also ate extremely well during my stay and my publisher was very generous with buying me pints of the black stuff.
The Young Dictator is available from bookshops and online from Amazon and elsewhere... I really want to write a sequel to this novel, so I need you to consider buying it. The more copies it sells, the greater the chance I will be asked to write a sequel...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Captains Stupendous Book Signing
The novel is available from Amazon too and other online bookstores.
After the signing we went to a pub around the corner. It was nice to meet my publisher for the first time. Then I went to Madame Tussauds. It's the first time I have been there since I was about 9 years old. It was good fun.
My next booklaunch is in Ireland on October 7th. I am hoping to make an adventure of getting there and travel to Limerick by bicycle, but this depends on the weather. I should know how feasible this will be in a couple of days from now...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Eternal Horizon
on this link...
I wrote this back in 2002 and it's a good example of the sort of thing I love to write but for which there is almost no market these days. It's not SF, not quite fantasy, not quite magic realism, not quite fabulism, but sort of a mishmash of all these... It's also a love story...
It was originally published in the anthology Album Zutique edited by Jeff VanderMeer but it appeared with several errors (the title of the story was given wrongly as 'Eternal Sunset' for some reason) so I have taken this opportunity to make the correct text available.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
London Booklaunch, Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet Bookshop on September 27th between the hours of 1pm and 2pm.
The book in question is my novel Captains Stupendous...
This will be a joint event with Sam Stone, who will be signing copies of her new novel What's Dead Pussykat.
I don't do many booklaunches in the UK, and in fact I have only done three (The Abnormalities of Stringent Strange, The Postmodern Mariner and The Less Lonely Planet) in the past six years...
Friday, September 12, 2014
The Ironic Fantastic #3
Issue #3 is so far ahead of the first two issues that it's like comparing the Matterhorn with a nose. Paulo is a superb designer with a true designer's eye... This issue contains work by Michael Bishop, Chris Harrendence, Sissy Pantelis, Caleb Wilson, Bruce Holland Rogers, David Rix and too many others to mention...
This issue is also -- I am almost blushing to admit -- a sort of tribute to myself and my work. It also contains my 742nd story, 'The Melon Seller'... and it's free, all free! Download it by clicking on this link.
Saturday, September 06, 2014
The Lunar Tickle
I have just received the complimentary copies of my new collection of stories The Lunar Tickle. I am extremely fond of this book but I know it won't be a very popular one and sales will almost certainly be low because it is a kind of fantasy that is fairly unusual these days, especially in Britain and the US, namely fiction that utilizes non-empirical logic.
The logic that controls the development of the stories in this collection tends to be lateral, i.e. based on word- and ideas- association rather than everyday causality...
I love this kind of fiction but very few other people do... Spike Milligan was the last great exponent over here (his Puckoon is a masterpiece of punnery and absurd comedy), but before him there were writers such as Maurice Richardson, J.B. Morton and many others doing this kind of thing... Lighthearted word-games, absurd ideas and lateral twists of logic.
One magazine that published many of these writers was Lilliput, which was founded in 1937 and lasted until 1960. It was especially good in the 1940s. The cartoons of Raymond Peynet also appeared there...
My favourite ever comic novels, W.E. Bowman's The Ascent of Rum Doodle and The Cruise of the Talking Fish, are also vague members of this elusive 'non-genre genre'.
I have added this title to my Aardvark Caesar blogsite, which lists all my published books so far.
The Lunar Tickle is available directly from the publisher here or from Amazon. The cover artist is Emmet Jackson, who was also responsible for creating the wonderful cover for my novel The Young Dictator.
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Anti-War Demo
BBC news. Here I am on the right (not politically) radically opposing war by munching on some salad! I went with two friends and we marched through Newport. The atmosphere was good natured, thankfully; and although there was a very heavy police presence the entire situation wasn't as oppressive as I had feared it might be. The demonstration won't change anything, of course, but I guess such events are often more about defining yourself and demonstrating your beliefs than persuading others to change theirs.
This other photo shows my friend Elena demonstrating her "determined" look...
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This McDonald's has free AT&T Wi-Fi. It's easy to log on and stay connected while you dine.
watch out for the bums at this location. they watch you get your change and then ask for it...hmph!
Try the Mango-Pineapple smoothi! Its really good.
Third best McD's in the country
Service is OK, food is sub-par. The food at any fast food chain comes pre-cooked, but most places they try to make it look fresh. Here, the food looks like a colorized version of frozen food.
Can someone please tell me what that whisle noise is upstairs?!
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Giant Bomb Unplugged: Dungeons & Dragons: Episode 03
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The ways that Axiom Verge resembles Metroid help set up and drive home the ways that Axiom Verge is most definitely not Metroid.
Hotline Miami's thrillingly brutal gameplay is stretched to the point of breaking in this aesthetically pleasing, but otherwise disappointing sequel.
Battlefield Hardline did not crash during our tests and appears to function precisely as expected at this time.
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consists of 15 releases.
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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
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Happy bike day, Canada
Three routes to help you celebrate nation's birthday
OK, so it's the Canada Day long weekend and you can't leave the city due to work or family commitments.
But you do have part of a day to kill and you don't want to spend it drinking beer, sleeping on the couch or sauntering around your all-too-familiar 'hood.
If this person is you, here are three modest cycling loops in and around the city, all offering natural attractions of some sort. As an added bonus, each offers the opportunity to put a face on a new development.
I've put together itineraries for Charleswood, Transcona and Fort Garry:
1. You gotta have Harte
The trip: A 36-kilometre circuit from Assiniboine Forest to Beaudry Provincial Park and back, encompassing the Harte Trail in Charleswood, the Headingley Grand Trunk Trail, Roblin Boulevard and Grant Avenue.
Attractions: Canada Day festivities at Assiniboine Park, if you're into masses of humanity. The relative solitude of Assiniboine Forest and Beaudry Provincial Park are the real tent poles for the trip.
And while you have the chance: See what the vast triangle of land known as Ridgewood South looks like before residential development turns much of the agricultural land and some of the natural areas into a southern extension of Charleswood. The Harte Trail corridor itself will be preserved.
Directions: From at the main entrance to Assiniboine Forest on Grant Avenue, bike three kilometres south along the forest's paved and woodchip trails; the precise route south depends on whether or not you want to follow asphalt all the way. At the south end of the forest, you will meet up with the Harte Trail, which follows an old railway bed. Head west for 6.5 kilometres to the Perimeter Highway, carefully walk your bike over the highway and pedal the Headingley Grand Trunk Trail another 10 kilometres west until it terminates at the south end of Beaudry Park. Return to Winnipeg along Roblin Boulevard and Grant Avenue, switching to side streets if you prefer.
2. Soar with flamingoes
The trip: A 15-kilometre circuit around Transcona, utilizing the Transcona Trail and residential streets.
Attractions: The New Tall Grass Prairie Reserve east of Bradley Street, between Regent Avenue West and Ravelston Avenue West. The Transcona Bioreserve between the trail and Gunn Road.
And while you have the chance: Get a sense of the scale of Park City West, a mixed-use development planned for the former city public works yard that sits inside the triangle of land between Ravelston Avenue West, Plessis Road and the Transcona Trail.
Directions: Start at the Transcona Trailhead, scenically located between a Costco and a Tim Hortons franchise, at the equivalent of 1503 Regent Ave. West. Pedal six kilometres east to the Perimeter, passing by the tall-grass prairie reserve, the Park City West site and the bioreserve within the first few kilometres. Head south along the berm at the west side of the Perimeter -- there is no formal trail here, unfortunately -- for about 550 metres. You can use the back lane at Blairmore Gardens to return to the street network. Follow Alex Taylor Drive south to Kildare Avenue East and follow it west to Redonda Street. Head south, scooch through Victoria Jason Park to Coldstream Avenue and then take Ravelston Avenue back to the beginning. Any other combo of Transcona streets would also suffice.
3. Southwood comfort
The trip: A 24-kilometre jaunt through Fort Richmond, St. Vital, St. Germain and St. Norbert, hitting up no less than seven parks along the way.
Attractions: River Road Park, Henteleff Park, Normand Park, the Red River Floodway control structure at Duff Roblin Provincial Park, St. Norbert Provincial Heritage Park, St. Norbert Farmers' Market, Trappist Monastery Provincial Heritage Park, King's Park and the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus.
And while you have the chance: Wander through the closed-off but easily penetrable former Southwood Golf Course lands, which are slated for redevelopment by the U of M.
Directions: Start at Investors Group Field and enjoy the ample non-game-day parking. Pedal north through Southwood lands, either along University Crescent or right alongside the Red River; there is no formal trail there, but university students have carved out a footpath. Continue north to the Bishop Grandin Greenway, cross the Red River on the south span of the Fort Garry Bridge and meander south through River Road, riverside parks and where you must, St. Mary's Road. Cross the Perimeter and continue to Courchaine Road, where you'll cross back over the Red. Use Turnbull Drive and Pembina Highway to access the parks in St. Norbert before taking Cloutier Drive and Kilkenny Drive to King's Park. Follow King's Drive through the university back to the start.
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Bartley Kives wants you to know his last name rhymes with Beavis, as in Beavis and Butthead. He aspires to match the wit, grace and intelligence of the 1990s cartoon series.
Bartley joined the Free Press in 1998 as a music critic. He spent the ensuing 7.5 years interviewing the likes of Neil Young and David Bowie and trying to stay out of trouble at the Winnipeg Folk Festival before deciding it was far more exciting to sit through zoning-variance appeals at city hall.
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A canoeist, backpacker and food geek, Bartley is fond of conventional and wilderness travel. He is the author of A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba: Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province, the only comprehensive travel guidebook for Manitoba – and a Canadian bestseller, to boot. He is also co-author of Stuck In The Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg, a collaboration with photographer Bryan Scott and the winner of the 2014 Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award.
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Wire Basket Mirrored Suncatcher.... Trying Again
I don't know what happened to my pic. Here's a second try.
I've just recently come back to this site recently. Kind of forgot about it.
About 5 or 6 years ago people here were making these suncatchers from a wire fruit basket from the $$$ store fishing line, cut mirrors and beads. I was cleaning out a cupboard when I found some leftover materials to make it, so I made up a new one, since the other was well worn by the weather.
I was really surprised to see if you do an archive search for wire basket suncatcher you will see 2 more that I did.
I love BLING, and I love how the morning sun hits this catcher and it just shines all over the yard and down to the road. :)
Sorry the pic isn't the greatest. It's hard to get something so large all in the shot.
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I made the Patriotic look, and this one is o.k. but others I have made with a variety of colors I think looked better. Those pics are in the picture archives under wire basket sun catcher.
I made one too back then after seeing them here. It had different shades of blue glass globs and mirror squares on the fishing line. Most of my fishing line has deteriorated over the years though there's still a bit hanging in the tree.
I just love the mirror squares used like that out in the yard. They are just magical. I'd like to make some more, more durable. I wonder if I use heavier line will it last longer? Any other ideas what to use that would hold up to the weather longer? Anyone have a good source for mirror squares?
Very pretty, pondgal! I'm not usually a red, white and blue person myself but I do like your suncatcher.
garden2garden, I think some people have used Beadalon wiring. It is easier to work with than fishing line and more durable. It is sold where jewelry making supplies are sold. You can google Beadalon to see what it looks like.
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Anyway, I have had these mirror garlands in square and diamond shapes for many, many years - knew I loved them, but had no plan for them. Now I think I'm going to incorporate your idea and the candy dish lid idea and FINALLY use my mirror garland!! wish me luck!!!
Laurastheme, mine had a fish swivel on each line, no open spaces between beads, a metal fish weight on the line bottoms --a swivel on the top of the basket too. When the wind blew, they spiraled OUT like an open umbrella, and everything turned, instead of tangling. I didn't know it would do that when I was making it, but was pleased when it did!
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ITEM#: 15416642The elegant design of the Cheryl Twin Post bed will bring sophistication and beauty to your bedroom. Intricate floral and ribbon carving and decorative fluting details add to the charm of this poster bed. The footboard features a turned and shaped blanket bail with decorative cut outs and reeded trim.
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Hello mjb318, This bed is beautiful! Unfortunately, we don't currently offer the trundle bed shown in the photo, however, item 15727365 would look lovely with this. I hope this information helps. Thanks for shopping with us.
would you be able to tell me which trundles I can purchase separately, I have a bed and all I need is a twin size trundle in white, antique or cream color the height under my bed would fit up to a 13 inch high trundle ?
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Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Convertible Crib
Many expectant parents are choosing to buy a convertible crib rather than a standard crib for their baby's nursery. Convertible cribs usually convert from a baby crib to a toddler bed, and some even convert to a twin-size bed for older children. Convertible cribs are typically more expensive than other styles of baby cribs, but are increasingly more popular with parents because of their versatility and convenience. Read on to learn the top five reasons to consider buying a convertible crib when you are shopping for cribs for your baby.
Tips on Decorating Kids Rooms with Bunk Beds
For many kids, having a bunk bed in their room is the stuff of dreams. Whether they share the bunk bed with a sibling or just use the extra bunk when friends stay over, kids enjoy the feeling of sleeping high up in the room, as if perched in a treehouse. However, bunk beds tend to dominate a room, making them challenging for integrating with a bedroom's decor. Consider your options in kids' beds, and then use some innovative strategies to make them look their best in your kid's room. Below, you'll learn some excellent tips on decorating kids' rooms with bunk beds.
Standard King Beds vs California King Beds
You know you want a bigger bed, but maybe you're not sure if a standard king bed is right for you or if a California king bed is more what you need. Once you know the facts about the similarities and differences between the two bed sizes, then it should be easy to choose the new bed that's perfect for your bedroom. Here are some comparisons that might help you make an informed choice.
Bunk Beds Buying Guide
Bunk beds are part of every kid's fantasy bedroom. Kids' beds come in a wide variety of designs, styles, colors and even shapes. When you're ready to make dreams come true, it's time to start shopping for bunk beds. With a little research, you'll be ready to make a bedroom furniture decision that's right for you and your kids.
How to Choose Safe Bunk Beds
Kids playing around bunk beds may be having so much fun that they forget to be careful. Children's bunk beds are more than just a place to sleep; they can also become their playground. As a parent shopping for kids' beds, you'll want to find the safest bunk beds. With this checklist, it's easy to make sure the bunk beds your children use are safe for bedtime and playtime. Keep reading to get ideas on how to choose safe bunk beds for your family.
Checklist for Buying a Toddler Bed
Transitioning from a crib to a kids' bed is an exciting time for both parents and toddler. A new toddler bed won't magically make your toddler sleep through the night, but it's an important step in growing up. Most toddler beds are in another room of the house sans parental supervision. Making sure the toddler bed is as safe as possible will make the move to a new bed an even more enjoyable experience. Going over this checklist for buying a toddler bed will help you pick a safe bed for your child.
Choosing a Nightstand for a Kid's Room
A big kid bed, nightlight and nightstand -- moving into a new room is exciting for kids, and having all the right bedroom furniture makes it even more fun. Choosing the perfect nightstand for your tyke is very different than choosing a nightstand for yourself, however. There are many things to take into consideration, such as size, safety and style. The following tips can help you find the right nightstand for your child's room.
Safety Tips for Children's Beds
Children's beds act as an empty canvas just waiting to realize its potential. To a child, a bed is not just a place for sleeping, but a place for secrets, toys, and make-believe. Kids' beds can become pirate ships or spaceships and change just as quickly into a covered wagon or castle. Their imagination knows no bounds, which can sometimes lead to accident-prone afternoons. The ever popular "Let's-pretend-the-bed-is-a-trampoline" game usually ends in tears. To keep your kids as safe as possible, make sure you follow these safety tips and make sure your children's beds meet the following safety guidelines.
Bed Size Fact Sheet
There are few things more inviting than your soft bed at the end of a long hard day. However, if your bed is not comfortable, then you may not be getting all the sleep you deserve. A good night's sleep can give you energy for your next day's activities and help you be more alert and attentive; on the other hand, you may become sluggish or irritable without enough sleep. If your lack of sleep is affecting your day-to-day activities, it might be time to upgrade your bed to a larger size or a higher quality. Below, you'll learn everything you need to know with a bed size fact sheet.
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Maple flooring - to stain or not
A large portion of our house has maple flooring Over the years, it has developed a yellowish tint. We are getting the floors refinished, and the carpet is being replaced with maple flooring. We're at the point where the floor guy wants us to select a finish. At first, we wanted to keep the floors natural. Now, after seeing the unfinished floors installed, they look so light. Now we are now considering stain for a bit of color. Nothing dark, just something to make the maple have a bit of depth if that makes sense. The floor guy uses Bona products. I've heard maple is difficult to stain, so I'm not sure if stain is the right choice. The maple is #2 grade.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
If the proper steps are taken it can be stained successfully. Now if done right it doesnt stain like oak for example. Stained maple has a unique look. Blotchy but not bad. Its hard for me to describe without writing a novel.
Others here have experience with dyes and tints. I only stain. You dont need much color to get both the new and old to hide the age difference.
Get your guy to show you some samples on your floor.
Look at the Bona Amber Seal as a first coat. We used it on our birsdseye maple floors and it very nicely popped the figure without overly darkening the floor. You can apply two coats for more color. It's much easier to use than a stain, no evidence of blotching.
Amber Seal is just slightly darker than natural and is intended to give floor the look of floors finished with oil modified polyurethane.
Maple is a closed grain wood so in most areas the stain doesn't penetrate well and in some areas it does, leading to the blotchy look mentioned above.
The best way to even out stain on Maple is to apply a coat of water before applying the stain. This makes the wood fuzzy (for lack of a better term) allowing for better stain absorption. I would recommend you pick out a color from a stain chart (which is usually show on Oak) and have your finisher make a Maple sample where half is pre-coated with water and the other half is not, then apply the stain and finish. The water popping will make the floor darker so you might need to go to a lighter color or mix some neutral with the stain you initially select. Another method would be to go to a home store that sells samples and buy a small sample of something you like, to help guide your finisher. He doesn't want to waste his time and money making samples that are nowhere near what you want and you'll likely reach a color choice more quickly this way. Of course you probably already know that you're limited by your wood so he won't be able to make your floor look like Walnut or Brazilian Cherry.


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Help! Mixed Widths - 3.25 & 2.25 ?
I wasn't originally considering mixed widths, however, the flooring I want has been discontinued and I can only find about 400 sq ft in 3 1/4 and 600 sq ft in 2 1/4 for my approx 1,000 sq ft area. I have seen mixed widths in wider planks and like the look, but I haven't seen it in narrower widths like this. How do you think this would look and how would it affect the complexity of the install and the labor cost? The product I am looking at is 3/4" solid maple in an ebony finish.
I may not have been clear - I am not installing myself, but I am curious as to the difficulty of the install due to how it will impact the labor cost. Also looking for opinions on the look, if anyone has seen mixed install w/ narrower widths like this.
Hi, I'm a pro flooing installer. I would say an inch difference in the width of the boards shouldn't affect labor costs at all. You just have to establish the pattern of size changes with your installer so it comes out evenly spread. I'd say 1 row of 3.25 for every 2 rows of 2.25 should about even you out. But the width of the plank has nothing to do with difficulty or complexity, a 2.25 inch board installs the same way a 5 inch board does, it just takes a hair longer to do.