Writer. (Furthermore, The Short Hello, BBC R4) Lapsed actor/comedian. Editor & Writing Mentor. Ephemera addict. Identifies as a Mammal.
Jul 8, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
A thread of bird bling - doves, swallows/swifts, messengers of various kinds...
Dec 13, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Just been reading this. Far too long (understandable, of course) but quite worrying. Publishing *is* a trust business and the always impossible aspect of accounting for royalties should be made completely transparent danrhodes.co.uk/books/the-curi…
Different publisher, different kinds of book, but any royalty statement I've ever had contained nothing but zeros. I'm not equipped with a forensic mind, couldn't attempt to work things out, but - after reading that - am disturbed at what seems like...
Nov 16, 2018 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Today I feel homesick for places I haven't visited for decades, and for places where I used to live and still dream about. Full of longing.
Heartlands. Motherland. Bog myrtle, peaty water. Black cows and black faced sheep. Rock pools and pine needles. One car passing per day. Endless machair, endless sky, forestry roads and cattle paths and volcanic rocks. Silence.