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Category Archives: Short Stories
Dandy Lion
Everything was going too smoothly. The lions were tranquillised, and the radio collar was nearly on. Then, suddenly, it all went pear-shaped. “An angry lion will drop into a crouch, flatten its ears and give vent to grows and grunts, … Continue reading →
Publications
Hello. Here is a rolling (i.e., will be updated) list of my publications, of both academic and popular writing. It’s mainly academic based at present as that is my background, but I hope you will witness a gradual move in…
Sketch: Secret Weapons Committee
Secret Weapons Committee (WWI) (establishing shot, perhaps of outer door. door sharpley pulls open. soldier falls through it, object chucked after him. shouts from within, “Get out you nitwit!” switch to inside room. major at desk on raised platform. Corporal … Continue reading →
It’s Big Brother for Guardian Readers
Here’s a short story I wrote on 09-07-09 in response to the flak and flaming I received a day or so before, having tweet-questioned the performance of one of Anthony Gormley’s Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth (a.k.a. One & Other) participants. Some … Continue reading →
Social Genetworking
“Oh, fercrissakes Melissa!”. The producer had had enough of the garbled retakes. He was hungry, tired, cold and bored of this story. He had a distinct deficit of gin in his blood stream for the time of day, and had … Continue reading →
Publications
Hello. Here is a rolling (i.e., will be updated) list of my publications, of both academic and popular writing. It’s mainly academic based at present as that is my background, but I hope you will witness a gradual move in … Continue reading →
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Bip … bip … bip “Okay Jim, we’ve got something … we can just make it out. Getting it confirmed … okay, sending through … now.” No one would have believed in the first years of the 22nd century, that … Continue reading →
Hidden Agendas
I have one more post to finish the series on reviews (thus far comrising “Insult to Human Intelligence” and “Reviewing the Situation”), but first, and as a responsible response to the permanent, ongoing content poll at the foot of the blog … Continue reading →
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