I don’t say this often, but there a few works soon to hit the market that I really am rather excited about. One is a local piece – Melbourne literary journal Meanjin’s Winter ‘10 edition, which shall “open the velvet curtains onto the world of steampunk.” Should be good!
Speaking of technopunk, some exciting news in [...]
Lettres
Wherein the Author reflects upon certain topical & personal issues of the Day.
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Shiny Pretty Things
Posted upon the 18th of May, 2010
Speaking the Lingua Frankenstein
Posted upon the 7th of May, 2010
D’you ever forget something essential when you’re out shopping? You know, you lug your groceries home, step over the doorstep and realise you’ve got everything for your cabbage soup except the cabbages. I had a case of that this week. I hit four different shops, all across town, and it wasn’t until I was home [...]
A Cornwall Scene
Posted upon the 28th of April, 2010
Winter had come again, and Stanley buttoned up his pea-jacket to brave the frosty air and haul a bucket of slops to the coal cellar. He had made it as far as the woodpile near the side-gate when -
“Hello, Mr Partridges!”
“Ah, hello, Miss St Jute, Miss Anne!” In warmer months, the two sisters often stopped [...]
FROM THE CASE-BOOKS OF DR JOHN H. WATSON
Posted upon the 13th of April, 2010
(With all due apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who watches, no doubt, from the spirit realm, wreathed in fey and goblins like a sultana in her silks.)
I find this section of my collected narratives rather disorganised, but I shall endeavour to describe as best I can the conclusion to the singular affair of that [...]
Post-Apocolyptia and the Magic Kingdom
Posted upon the 12th of March, 2010
Thinking back over our travels, I come to realise… “oh, double shoot! I never finished posting that last batch of notes!” Well, if you’ve been holding out… or, for their benefit as a historical document… here is my account of our journey to the former Republic of Texas, and beyond!
Bidding Mexico farewell, we landed in [...]
Scenic Pluttock & Surrounds (of Pluttock)
Posted upon the 2nd of March, 2010
You have, no doubt, noted my absence. I can offer little apology or explanation for this unforgivable behaviour, barring that it was perfectly reasonable and it’s preposterous of you to cast such as aspersions, I mean really. I have, in fact, been inventing! I have invented three things so far; first, I invented roll-on reoderant. [...]
The Adventure of the Extraordinary Adaptation
Posted upon the 16th of January, 2010
I was quite prepared not to enjoy the new Sherlock Holmes film (directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey, Jr and Jude Law.) The previews seemed to promise thrills, sex appeal and edgy modern costumes – none qualities I really look for in a Holmes story. I certainly wasn’t expecting a faithful treatment of [...]
Parlour Gamer, or, The Blog for the Discerning Pleasure-Seeker
Posted upon the 6th of January, 2010
In past centuries, idle amusements were achieved with recourse to the rich tradition of parlour games; that is, games which could be played indoors, at a whim and with little need for set-up or heavy equipment. Such perennial favourites as Blind Man’s Bluff, Snap-Dragon, Fall-Over and Are These Your Drawers Vicar? are now largely consigned [...]