Pins in the Night – inspirational Pins for “A Bump in the Night”

Short and sweet. I like Pinterest. Having somewhere I can keep track of all the images I stumble across that serve as inspiration is great. In some cases, it’s not so much that a particular image inspires, but rather it realises the thoughts I already had in …

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A Bump in the Night – book release

After much ado, I can finally say that A Bump in the Night is now available! So… what’s it about? Despite the title, A Bump in the Night is not a horror story. It’s not going to scare you (it really isn’t – but it might make …

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A Bump in the Night – cover reveal

Good things come to those that wait… or so I’m told. If so, there is a rather large van speeding its way towards me as I write with a logo plastered on the side displaying the words ‘Good Things’. Of course, the driver has never heard of …

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“Beware!” – a poem from the novella “A Bump in the Night”

This is the poem that comes from the soon to be released novella, A Bump in the Night. Originally, I had intended to release the novella for Halloween. The fact that living in a rural part of the world that exists outside of the US means that …

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The Optimist

THE OPTIMIST The circle turnsThe game beginsThe candle burnsNo one wins… Flame beckons hitherShadows bendingBlackened hearts witherDreams ending Moth to flameCinder wingsNone to blameSilence rings The candle burnsThe game beginsThe circle turnsNo one wins… – Crispian Thurlborn, “The Optimist” (2015) Click to rate this post!

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13 Monsters (a movie list of bits and pieces)

Monster. The word conjures a multitude of horrors. The original Latin word, monstrum, could also refer to portent or warning. Perhaps that is what they are. We use them to drive home warnings. We have done so throughout history, in song and tale. A classic …

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