Working
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Life in splinters
All work at present with a forest of deadlines. This mixed with unpleasant things like a house flood and the death of an old friend, means my life is being lived in weekend splinters. So a few of the splinters: My play with Beth Symons, A Glass of Nothing will be staged at The Box Theatre, The Warren…
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Omega day
Long ago I decided that the last day of the year should be treated with the sort of extreme caution owed to a snake in a sack. And at this time of year I often think about The Omega Man (1971) a film starring Charlton Heston and based on the enjoyable novel I am Legend by Richard Matheson…
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Filming in the centre of Chad
As an Africa newbie, a visit to Chad was in at the deep end. Chad is a landlocked country unappetisingly described by Wikipedia as the ‘dead heart of Africa’. It proved a difficult place to gain entry to. Despite having the right papers, as soon as our team of five landed we were shepherded from…
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Zen and the art of desk maintenance
If I were one of those people who are constantly quizzed about writing I would say this: pay attention to your desk. If you live in your head, as writers do a good deal, it is important to have a physical place to work. If not a room of one’s own, at least a desk. A desk…
Peter Kenny: a writer's notebook 