Dear young people, You might hear a lot of ugly things today, and in the next few days. From adults, mainly. The people we expect you to listen to at home, at school, when you need advice. The people who are meant to guide you towards a better understanding of the world. Here are some… Continue reading Dear Young People (of a Doctor Who Persuasion, and not)
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What, Why and How I Write
The brilliant Leila Rasheed tagged me into this blog tour thingumajig when she posted her own What, Why and How I Write last week. She's the author of the proper dead funny Chips, Beans and Limousines, and her At Somerton books sound a riot, but personally I cannot wait for her to finish Wish. (Twins! Birthday wishes! These things are my catnip.) (If… Continue reading What, Why and How I Write
It’s about time-travel
It’s 1984. I am nine years old. Peter Davison - my Doctor - has Spectrox Toxaemia and dies. The Doctor dies. I’m nine and my heart is broken, and that strange shouting mean man with the curly hair is not him - but I keep watching. It’s 1996. I’m a student in the middle of… Continue reading It’s about time-travel