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Reviewing a lot of DVD boxsets this week. Next: Merlin series 4 on The Digital Fix.

Link: Reviewing a lot of DVD boxsets this week. Next: Merlin series 4 on The Digital Fix.

I investigate the new Primeval DVD boxset for Dork Adore. As if watching the episodes wasn't enough.

Link: I investigate the new Primeval DVD boxset for Dork Adore. As if watching the episodes wasn't enough.




Someone has teabagged London Bridge. (Taken with instagram)

Back in the warm comfort zone of The Digital Fix TV section, I review last night's We'll Take Manhattan. How does Karen Gillan fare outside the TARDIS?

Link: Back in the warm comfort zone of The Digital Fix TV section, I review last night's We'll Take Manhattan. How does Karen Gillan fare outside the TARDIS?

Friday short story time: "Ruiners"

Another Friday story this week. Last week’s effort, by the way, was read out to my creative writing MA class on Wednesday and went over pretty well, which was nice.

And today’s is possibly the closest I come to “proper” blogging at the moment, too. This is basically a heavily fictionalised version of something that happened to me on Monday, in that one of the things here really took place.

The rest of it didn’t, admittedly. It also has a back-and-forth-in-time structure, because I like those.

Review of the new Mull Historical Society album City Awakenings, on the music section of The Digital Fix for once.

Link: Review of the new Mull Historical Society album City Awakenings, on the music section of The Digital Fix for once.




Notes on my own fear of public speaking. (Taken with instagram)





Kitten attempts to operate tap. “One day,” she thinks, “I shall pour my own water.” (Taken with instagram)





Man goes shopping at stupid hour of morning. (Taken with instagram)

Friday short story time: "Panel Beating"

NaNo is over, my essay is submitted and so, this week at least, I managed to go to my writing group on Monday and bash out a new story for this website. 


Hope you like it, it guest stars Angus Deayton which is… unusual for my material. Apologies if this makes it inaccessible for our American readers.


Preview of the second series of Mad Dogs on The Digital Fix!

Link: Preview of the second series of Mad Dogs on The Digital Fix!




The cat, doing his best impression of a mystical omen of death. And successfully putting me off my work. (Taken with instagram)

My review of the Sherlock finale on Dork Adore. Yes, pretty timely-like.

Link: My review of the Sherlock finale on Dork Adore. Yes, pretty timely-like.

A preview of the Sherlock finale, The Reichenbach Fall, with no spoilers, on The Digital Fix.

Link: A preview of the Sherlock finale, The Reichenbach Fall, with no spoilers, on The Digital Fix.




Notes On A Fiction Seminar (Taken with instagram)

New Danish drama Borgen starts on BBC4. I review it for The Digital Fix and make all the inevitable comparisons to The Killing.

Link: New Danish drama Borgen starts on BBC4. I review it for The Digital Fix and make all the inevitable comparisons to The Killing.

Second Sherlock review of series 2 appears on Dork Adore. Features Russell Tovey, so this will probably be quite positive.

Link: Second Sherlock review of series 2 appears on Dork Adore. Features Russell Tovey, so this will probably be quite positive.




The Lime-Stabbing. (Taken with instagram)

I identify the "famous" people on Celebrity Big Brother as some kind of public service for The Digital Fix. No, I shouldn't really have to should I?

Link: I identify the "famous" people on Celebrity Big Brother as some kind of public service for The Digital Fix. No, I shouldn't really have to should I?

A preview of this weekend's Sherlock on The Digital Fix. No spoilers, obviously.

Link: A preview of this weekend's Sherlock on The Digital Fix. No spoilers, obviously.

The Digital Fix TV team list their favourite shows of 2011, including a few entries by me.

Link: The Digital Fix TV team list their favourite shows of 2011, including a few entries by me.

A preview of New Girl on The Digital Fix. Includes link to see the pilot on 4OD, if you can't wait until Friday.

Link: A preview of New Girl on The Digital Fix. Includes link to see the pilot on 4OD, if you can't wait until Friday.

Happy new year! And now, first TV review of the year on Dork Adore: predictably, it's the new Sherlock.

Link: Happy new year! And now, first TV review of the year on Dork Adore: predictably, it's the new Sherlock.




Our authentic view of the new year fireworks. Innit. (Taken with instagram)