• Terrified Troll - first panels

    08 January 2024

    As I type this, there are just over 48 hours left of my Terrified Troll fundraising campaign, in which YOU can help support the creation of the first ever Darren Shan picture book!! You have until...

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  • One week left of Troll fundraiser

    04 January 2024

    This is my favourite photo from 2023!! It's taken from a short video that myself and Eva Byrne filmed when we were launching our fundraising campaign for The Terrified Troll, my first ever picture...

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  • Best books read in 2023

    03 January 2024

    Time for my annual Best Books I Read Over The Last 12 Months report!

     

    I read 40 books in total in 2023, down quite a bit from my 2022 numbers, but there were a few very big books in among the...

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  • First Tattoo Tuesday of 2024

    02 January 2024

    It's my first Tattoo Tuesday post of 2024, and what a stunner it is!!!

     

    This tattoo of a tower of books, topped with an actual castle tower, was shared with me by a Tweeter with the user handle...

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  • Happy New Year 2024

    01 January 2024

    Happy New Year, everyone!! I hope you all had a great time over the yuletide period, and are enjoying a nice start to the new year.

     

    The first 2024 issue of my online monthly newsletter is now...

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  • Catching up with old friends

    28 December 2023

    I had a lovely online reunion yesterday with these two girls -- who are now young women in their mid-twenties! You might recognise the photo if you've ever checked out my Wikipedia page -- it was...

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