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Glimpses: Not you again!

"Fuck! Not you again," Raf moaned as the last person he wanted to see slid into the seat opposite his. "Who did I piss off this time?" It was Friday evening. The bar was busy and Skylar Payne invariably drew attention. Attention Raf neither wanted nor needed. He hadn’t seen Skylar in almost four …

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Glimpses: The Truth is Another Country

It is said that the truth is another country. They do things differently there. Aidan Conrad, a barrister with a bit of an unexpected sideline for a man of the law, has long been resident of that strange place. The rough-edged barrister has always been intent on getting to the bottom of things. The …

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Job Hunt: The Final Round

I've been looking forward to this weekend the way I usually look forward to my favourite authors' next book release or a week's holiday. And now my Job Hunt extravaganza weekend is finally here! The rest of the world would call this the perfect weekend for the sports fans. There's Football Worldcup …

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And I’m Suddenly a Fan of Sprints…

Athletics have never really been my thing and even years after leaving school I still have an aversion to running anywhere. Walk, climb, ramble, stroll, skip... fine. Run... no. And sprint... hell, no! So why am I suddenly a fan of sprints? Since they're making me write (and work) faster. Sprinting …

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Top Down Music

Feels like the first real day of spring... from the moment I found a link to the song below in my inbox, courtesy of an online friend, to this year's first lunch in the garden. Warm-ish, provided you wrap up a little, breezy, colourful and - most of all - sunny from one end of the day to the other, …

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An epic tale of intrigue and adversity

Like all writers, I'm a sucker for a good story. So when someone tells me "if they made a film of this no one would believe it!" what can I do but listen carefully? What I got to hear was an epic tale of triumph over adversity. Like all good stories it had mystery and intrigue, drama and fanfare, …

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There’s an Advantage to Growing Up Where I Did

I tend to get odd looks or a stack of questions when I tell people I grew up in East Germany. Usually the kind that start lengthy comparisons between there and here. And sometimes, people are amazed that I have good things to say about growing up in what was supposedly a hugely oppressive, …

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: A Jack & Gareth Story

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the singer warbled and Jack huffed in annoyance. “Yeah, right.” He was sprawled in the deep window seat in Gareth’s kitchen, fiddling with a tablet while Gareth cooked. He wasn’t seriously chasing anything or anyone right then, just tying up lose ends and …

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Belonging: A Jack Horwood Story

"I want you in my bed." "Not happening." Jack shook his head. "You hired me to watch your back. I can't do that when I'm fucking you." Actually, he could. And when that thought stirred a tendril of hilarity along with a wash of nausea, Jack knew he needed to get out. Six weeks undercover felt like …

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Birthday Surprise: A Jack & Gareth Ficlet

If his mother hadn’t called before he was even out of bed, Gareth would have forgotten his own birthday. He usually enjoyed a good party, and even took the resulting hangover in stride, but this time around he would have preferred to ignore the date. Jack had been gone for almost a month, and apart …

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15 Kinds of Writing Inspiration

So I got tagged over at Facebook by author Kate Pavelle in a quick game of appreciation. The idea is to list - without thinking about it too much - 15 authors that inspire your writing. And while starting this list of writing inspiration was easy, it got tricky very quickly. I simply can't not …

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