Assorted Ramblings… Cinema Trailers – why? 25 Feb 2014 The Glory Of The Off-White Screen We go to the cinema quite a lot. I am not a terribly discerning film viewer - I like explosions, robots, aliens and spaceships.…
Assorted Ramblings… Awesome Things: 2 Films – Fist of Jesus and Two Fingers: Vengeance Rhythm 14 Jan 201414 Jan 2014 Shorter Is Better Over the weekend I caught two amazing short films. As ever I'm about a million years behind the crest of the cool wave, but that means I…
Gigs Gigs Ahead: Furthest From The Sea Festival – Derby – Sat 29th June 25 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 Derby Gets Awesome Coming up this Saturday - from 11am-5pm an entirely FREE festival sprawling over Derby's Market Place with music, comedy, dance, arts and more! It's the Furthest from the…
Book Reviews Book Review: The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach by Steven Erikson 26 Apr 20132 Jul 2013 I have a bit of downer on fantasy as a genre. I read a lot of fantasy when I was younger and it just ran out of new ideas. Everything…
Book Reviews Book Review: The Departure (Owner Trilogy Book One) by Neil Asher 5 Apr 2013 When this first book of a new sci-fi trilogy was released in 2011 I must confess I was rather worried. I utterly adore his previous Polity series of novels and…
Book Reviews Book Review: The Commonwealth Saga by Peter F Hamilton 15 Mar 201313 Mar 2013 Of all the varieties of science fiction (which is my favourite genre of fiction - if it can really be defined as a genre... but that's a different jabbering entirely),…
Assorted Ramblings… Franklyn de Gashe’s Audio Entertainments 6 Mar 20132 Mar 2013 Franklyn Feels Your Pain Reading can be a terrible pest of an activity and I entirely sympathise the general indolence that flourishes throughout our community. As a considerate fellow I…
Assorted Ramblings… Film Review: Warm Bodies 22 Feb 201320 Feb 2013 Zombies are at once the most ridiculous and most terrifying of horror film staples. I was delighted by the original Dawn of the Dead, and genuinely traumatised by 28 Days…
Assorted Ramblings Short Film: Punchline and Pirate Haiku 2 Feb 20131 Feb 2013 Preamble Blurbling This short film and collection of poetry may not appear to be related, but bear with me. Many years ago (it feels like it) I studied Philosophy at…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 14th January 2013 14 Jan 201320 Jan 2013 Week One: Completed I have survived the first week back at work. I was pleased to find it was exactly as stressful and full of nonsense as I had anticipated.…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 7th January 2013 7 Jan 201320 Jan 2013 Happy New Year to ye! May it be filled with splendour and treasure surpassing the last. Did you have a good Christmas? I did. That and the pre-Christmas preparations washed…
Assorted Ramblings… This week, Monday 17th December 2012 17 Dec 201220 Jan 2013 Return of the Captain! I've been away... sorry! The end of the year has somewhat overwhelmed us here on board The Grim Bastard. Not content with half a dozen shows…
Assorted Ramblings Pub Pirate 11 Jan 2012 Ahoy me land-lubberised pals! Tis time for poetry and yarn-spinning of a comical nature while firmly ensconced in the embrace of a tavern. Aye - tis time once more for…
Assorted Ramblings Short Fiction and Writing Length 4 Jan 20125 Jan 2012 Down there in the bullets are my super-tiny Twitter short stories from last year for @shortstoryday. Apparently it's every December 22nd, so I guess now you've got lots of notice...…
Assorted Ramblings Scribblin’ With Pirates 12 Jun 2011 Usually the Captain only posts stories, but today we thought we'd do something slightly different. We? I reckon most writers find they get a bit schizophrenic when they're busy scribbling…
