It’s been two years since I created my first mash-up of William Shakespeare and The Walking Dead; so, as it’s Shakespeare’s birthday today, I thought it was high time I pulled together another one! As mentioned in my last post, I’m convinced that if Shakespeare were alive today he’d be working in television; and The Walking Dead – with its […]
The rationale: I wrote this piece about three years ago, and initially didn’t dare publish it as I was worried I might fall foul of copyright law. However, I like it too much to let it sit in my ‘Miscellaneous Projects’ folder gathering dust, so I’ve decided to publish it with the proviso that, if it turns out I’m breaching […]
Our new advice columnists respond to a cry for help from a Rohan shieldmaiden.
Mr Darcy offers advice to a misguided scientist with serious problems around medical ethics.
Mr Darcy offers advice to a very stressed rabbit in fear for his life.
Mr Darcy offers advice to a young man who wants more out of life.
Mr Darcy offers advice to a certain Humbert Humbert regarding his landlady’s daughter, Lolita.
Fantasy writing often gets a bad press. It’s accused of not being serious literature, providing nothing but escapism, and encouraging us to sit around waiting for a magic resolution to all our problems. I disagree with all of the above. I will declare an interest in the matter: speculative fiction (SF; encompassing many sub-genres including fantasy, sci-fi and, yes, the […]
Good writing is good writing, whatever the century. And, as we approach the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, it’s interesting to wonder what Will would be working on if he were alive today. As he had an eye for what was popular, I can’t help but think he’d be working in TV; in particular, I can picture him writing one of my […]
Title: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Publication date: 1792 Genre: Non fiction (philosophy; feminism) What’s it about? Wollstonecraft’s book is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. The author is responding to the widely held belief of the time that women should not receive an equal education to men, and the majority of the […]