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February 19, 2012

"Huge, disembodied, it stared down critically upon him, seemingly vast enough in proportion to tower..."

"Huge, disembodied, it stared down critically upon him, seemingly vast enough in proportion to tower over the entire town. William gasped, stumbled back, meaning to run, as if he could somehow escape that angry glare."

- The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa, Act IV Scene I.
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Published on February 19, 2012 14:17

"I hope you have as much fun as I did, Alfie."
This was such a...













"I hope you have as much fun as I did, Alfie."

This was such a poignant scene.

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Published on February 19, 2012 12:30

strangertothelight:

Good old times…


So many memories..



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Good old times…




So many memories..
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Published on February 19, 2012 12:00

February 18, 2012

Project Hamlet

As I mentioned in my list of 2012 plans - I am going to be launching something called Project Hamlet very soon, this month, in fact. Its not open quite yet, as it will have its own tumblr and various other things before its operational, but now seems a good enough time to announce what its all about. In short, Project Hamlet is my attempt at a worldwide experiment in drama, as everyone submits a line from the most famous dramatic soliloquy ever written: the "to be or not to be" speech in...

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Published on February 18, 2012 14:21

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Published on February 18, 2012 12:32

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Published on February 18, 2012 10:46

February 17, 2012

Short Film News...

So, I've been talking about making a short film for sometime, and been looking into it for a while. Its actually happening now, or at least the process towards it being produced is underway, which is very exciting news indeed. The film will be called The Wedding at Otranto, and its based on the novel The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, first published in 1794. For anyone who has read the novel, the film is set the day before the actual story commences, and charts the build up to the...

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Published on February 17, 2012 14:16

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Published on February 17, 2012 12:30

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Yoda from the Star Wars exhibit at the Discovery...



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Yoda from the Star Wars exhibit at the Discovery Science Center. #Yoda #StarWars #Jedi (Taken with instagram)



See a picture of Yoda you do, reblog it you must.

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Published on February 17, 2012 10:45

February 16, 2012

My Short Story and Poetry Anthology

Will be released on Thursday 12th April and it will be called Catching Crickets. More information coming soon, and my website will be updated with various things closer to the time. This is basically a collection of everything I have ever written, with more to be added nearer the date. The current contents page will look a little like this:

Short Stories

The Miller and the Boy

The Traveller and the Ruins

Catching Crickets

Lands We Forget

The Symbol Upon the Wall

In Search of Memory

The Bar and the...

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Published on February 16, 2012 14:15