I tend to think that what fame has done is to replace the sea as the element of choice of adventure for young people. If you were a dashing young man in the 19th century you would probably have wanted to run away to sea, just as in the 20th century you might decide that [...]

Enemies and Friends

In all honesty, I didn’t plan on taking a Summer Hiatus — So consider this a little bit of catch-up, with a couple of very important announcements about what’s coming in the next month or so.

On New Ideas and the Perils of Watercress

Well, it’s been a while.
Lying in bed a few weeks back I found myself drifting in and out of a vague dream about a clone on the run from some sort of shadowy government agency. In my half-waking mind, the components of a story started to come together. Upon waking, I was surprised to [...]

Sinister Ducks

Alan Moore has written a lot of things I like over the years.
But this was a bit of a surprise. I’d heard of it and I’d made some assumptions . . . but, well, this was a side of Alan I hadn’t really counted on.