Having finally got the contract through, I now feel OK to mention this in actual public: I have a story forthcoming in this anthology (that's the call-for-submissions; it's not up on the site elsewhere yet), hopefully coming out in November or so. This is, obviously, a very pleasing thing. I shall tell you all when it's available for purchase (in ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who came along last night; you are all very splendid, & I hope everyone had as good an evening as I did. I feel thoroughly birthdayed now. Being 30 is aces so far ( Read more... )

I virtually never see films at the cinema but this week saw No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers' latest) on Tuesday with marnameow & dogrando; and then St Trinian's on Friday with uon. They were both v good in very different ways, although NCFOM had rather more in the "people drowning in their own blood" line (I probably only actually watched about 95% of it & had ( Read more... )

Splendid long weekend, featuring Acid-on-Sea (squelchy acid techno! on a boat!), Acid-off-Sea (in a pub in Old St & then one of those under-the-arches places nr London Bridge), the making of JAM, the consumption of pizza-&-beer, a visit to this year's temporary building at the Serpentine Gallery, and some time spent in pubs ( Read more... )