Malevolent idle hearsay was received, functionally, without question, via email the following morning, from an unaccountable personage; an unspecified decision maker, or more likely an irritable opinion influencer. Either way, in respect to reliable, prospective contractual renewals, its source was … Continue reading
Dribbling saliva, slumped in the deepest of rêveries, he was approached by a French accented usherette- a veritable caricature, advertising a take-me-from-behind coquetry; she tottered wantonly, making a beeline towards him. Sporting patent black stilettos, & sheer Hi-Vi stocking tops, … Continue reading
One enchanted evening in Whites: so let us start honestly, without indulging in faux ideological one-upmanship, nor casually pretending that back-in-the-day I sat in snug splendour upon a warm seat of influence as a committee member in the Comintern; or … Continue reading
Mark my words, apart from being a seminal thinker & slimy foreign art monger, Vas Pretorius DeFerens was something of an enigma to friends, enemies, & medical science alike. Allegedly he was a proud possessor of either three or four … Continue reading
Any Means Necessary is Jack Mars’ debut novel; a political thriller about a terror plot targeting no less than the President of the United States. Nuclear waste has been stolen with the aim of creating a dirty bomb, and Luke … Continue reading
Kevan Manwaring has taught creative writing with the Open University and elsewhere for many years. He is also a writer and performance story-teller. He draws on these skills in this guide for aspiring Fantasy writers. Manwaring states at the … Continue reading
Kevan Manwaring is a writer, storyteller and performance poet. He has also taught on all three Open University creative writing modules. Other projects include The Cotswolds Word Centre. To start off, please tell us a little about where you are … Continue reading
The last year has been tough for many people. Whilst I have struggled to write, I have been able to take advantage of a lot of online readings and performances. Has the pandemic changed your creativity or the way you … Continue reading
As a teen, I wore a T-shirt quoting Chief Seattle. ‘The Earth isour mother,’ it said. ‘Man did not weave the web of life; he ismerely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does tohimself.’ Looking … Continue reading
Photo credit: Claire Faulkner Breath ‘All-round inner and outer good health Rate higher Ann than bad wealth Feeling fine in fresh air I feel rapture Science now onto carbon capture Though storage or dispersal problematic’. ‘Grandad, Mother Nature’s got her … Continue reading