Elliot HarperDec 26, 20206 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Christmas2.0“Merry Christmas, little fella. We know that you’re in there, and that you’re all alone.” Harry, Home Alone Christmas2.0 It’s Christmas a...
Elliot HarperAug 8, 202010 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Dogs“I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person.” - Bill Murray Dogs It’s fair to say 2020...
Elliot HarperJun 6, 20207 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Self-Publishing “It's a dark, cool, quiet place. A basement in your soul. And that place can sometimes be dangerous to the human mind. I can open the doo...
Elliot HarperApr 26, 20207 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Quarantine“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” - Mary Shelley Quarantine. It’s been a strange few months. The wo...
Elliot HarperMar 28, 20206 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Sober “Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself." - Rob Lowe Sober. I usually like to keep my blogs (or flogs – fictional blogs, or in...
Elliot HarperFeb 29, 20209 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Rumble“Suplex City, bitch." - Brock Lesnar Rumble. Those of you who have known me for many years will know that I harbour a dark secret. In som...
Elliot HarperJan 31, 20205 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Winter“Winter is Coming” - Jon Snow Winter. Winter in Houston is a strange animal. I know I’ve talked about the weather already in this blog, b...
Elliot HarperDec 21, 20197 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Christmas“Now I have a machine gun. HO HO HO” - John McClane Christmas. Christmas is here. Not only is it here, but it’s been here since Thanksgiv...
Elliot HarperNov 16, 20198 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Coffee“I have measured out my life in coffee spoons.” - T.S.Eliot Coffee. Everyone needs a vice. Mine used to be alcohol. I was always a big dr...
Elliot HarperOct 31, 20196 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Halloween“Pain and pleasure, indivisible.” - Elliott Spencer Halloween Special. They really go all out for Halloween in the US. Everything you’ve ...
Elliot HarperOct 11, 20195 minA Brief interlude“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have pre...
Elliot HarperSep 25, 20196 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Storms“News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.” - Jessica Savich Storms. I’m hunched over the laptop at my des...
Elliot HarperJul 29, 20196 minThe Tales of a Yorkshireman living in Texas: Cinema"Houston is a cruel, crazy town on a filthy river in East Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex, money and violence. It's a shab...
Elliot HarperJun 3, 20194 minWhat the hell is weird fiction anyway? Good question… Seriously, what the hell is weird fiction? Following the sudden announcement that I was releasing a weird fiction novella,...
Elliot HarperMay 6, 20194 minBeginningWhere to begin… Why have I chosen writing you may wonder? I am a reader; I devour books, sometimes two at a time. I'd go so far as to say...
