I can’t afford to buy you Five Gold Rings this Christmas, but I can at least promise you Five Gold Things. Little treasures to remember. Things that might save you a few pennies. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas? No worries. Half of our family don’t (hence the halal turkey reference) so read on … […]
An Event – 29 October — Tim’s Blog
Some news hot off the press about an exciting event coming up at the end of the month! On Sunday 29 October, from 2 to 4pm I’m going to be doing a reading event with two other authors, at The Gallery in Slaithwaite. I’ll be reading excerpts from Revolution Day and talking about the inspiration […]
And on the Sixth Day
God Created Manchester – that’s what the legendary t shirt said. But I preferred my ‘Born In The North’ top. Don’t know why. Perhaps I harboured some deep concern that the mention of God and dear old Manchester in the same sentence might somehow be a bit blasphemous. I wasn’t going to post anything about […]
More Than Just The Thought (far, far more)
“It comes to something, when you’ve got to be told by the bloody media and Twitter or whatever – to remember to be kind to someone,” a grumbly old sod just said to me. This person has a point. But on the other hand, for so many of us life today is super-duper fast. We […]
Flying WHOSE Flag?
I wouldn’t really consider myself a huge fan of national symbols. I can’t stand all of the jingoistic flag waving and ‘Ooh I’m so proud of my country me-I-am’ stuff. I tend to take the attitude of ‘accident of birth – what’s there to feel so chuffed about?’ Yes, if you ask me what I […]
Harassment? Or Hilarity.
An elderly chap named Gerry told me the other day; “Saw you out running, love. I beeped at you. But you didn’t notice. Blind as a bat, you are.” I gave him a look. “Just count yourself lucky,” I replied “That you didn’t get two fingers from me. Or one. Because that’s my standard response […]
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