• School events 2024

    17 January 2024

    Although I'm busy doing Zoom calls and in-the-flesh meetings with people who bought those perks in my Terrified Troll fundraising campaign a while back, I'm still squeezing in the occasional...

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  • Father AI audio book

    16 January 2024

    Good news for audio book fans -- Father Of The Future, my most recent Darren Dash novel for adult readers, is now on sale as an AI-narrated audio book through GOOGLE PLAY stores worldwide. Here's...

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  • Zom-B TV show update

    15 January 2024

    I'm afraid I have sad news for those of you hungering for a Zom-B TV show. As some of you may recall, the series was optioned by Electric Shadow Company several years ago. They hired sceenwriter...

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  • Spike Island

    14 January 2024

    Back in April, the Shans visited Spike Island in Cork. For decades it served as a prison, but now, like Alcatraz, it's open to the public, so that they can experience a little of what life was like...

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  • Vampire Names

    13 January 2024

    Back around Halloween, NATIONAL TODAY featured an article in which it listed 130 "vampire names," sourced from a variety of places. It's interesting reading for those with a passion for the...

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  • Terrified Troll - final day of the campaign

    10 January 2024

    Do you see the terror in this little troll's expression?!? He's so anguished because he's just realised that he's missed out on the chance to pre-order a signed, numbered, limited edition copy of ...

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