I’ve never claimed to be any good at poetry, but I’ll try anything once several times. Here’s my attempt at a poem for Ali’s Poetry Challenge. It was like that when I found it, son, I promise that it was, I don’t know how his head came off, or what happened to his claws, I’m [...]
Archive > April 2009
Or how about this one …
Watch the video first. Oh I wish I’d looked after me wings, When I’m flying they’re essential things. Without them it’s wobbly, and landing’s more bobbly Oh I wish I’d looked after me wings. I was tryin’ to make my plane dance When the wing snapped off almost by chance. It cracked and departed, my [...]
Challenge Accepted
‘Tell Dad that his present don’t work. He’s made me feel like a right burke! That bungy elastic ain’t quite so fantastic It snapped when it should clean and jerk. I should have suspected foul play. The box was all dusty and grey. The rubber was knobbly, the suit was all bobbly I hope that [...]
POETRY CHALLENGE!
Yes – it’s been too long since we last had a go at poems, and I am now throwing down the gauntlet to my fellow TBM authors – and anyone else who wants to join in – with a WORD & QUESTION challenge. Now look – I don’t want eight pages of emotional drivel about [...]
I’m back!
Talked about Trapped By Monsters. This fella swallowed me weeks ago and I ‘ve just managed to work my way through it’s system – PLEASE, don’t ask. Only trouble is, I left my pencil behind. Keep me covered…I’m going back in…
Monsters Stole My Head!
As you’ll see from this pic in The Buckinghamshire Examiner, the monsters have stolen the top twenty centimetres of my face, leaving me with nothing above my neck but a huge, cheesy grin. Some people might think it’s an improvement, I know. But I hope the monsters bring the rest of my head back: I’m [...]
Adopt a Monster!
Go ahead … adopt one. Oh and please make it one of the nasty ones. It’s no wonder all the monsters left in here are grumpy. Over a million of the nice fluffy friendly ones are already being looked after by you lot out there! Adopt a moshi monster OK, so it’s a bit silly [...]
Medieval Monsters of The Macclesfield Psalter
The longer we’re kept here the further I rummage into the Monster Archives. And the further I rummage, the more horrified I become. Check my posts on the subject of Illustrations because the proof is piling up: monsters have been trapping authors and artists in these caves for centuries. Take The Macclesfield Psalter, a stunning [...]
The Indiana Jones Story Conference
This is really worth taking a look at if you’re at all interesting in coming up with story ideas. It’s a transcript of the original story meeting in 1978 between George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Lawrance Kasdan at which they discussed their plans for the character and story of the Indiana Jones movies. Here’s the [...]
How I’m Spending My Day
I’m spending today being infuriated. Every now and again I like to take on an emotion and live it for the day. Infuriation is a fun one. I decided to take a ride on the tube and become inappropriately angry at everything. Even little things: the doors closing. The doors opening. The sound my shoes [...]
