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“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 my case semi-fictio...

“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 some circles, I could b...

“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, but as a typical Brit...

“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 Thanksgiving. As soon as that...

“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 drinker. Every Friday,...

“Pain and pleasure, indivisible.” - Elliott Spencer Halloween Special. They really go all out for Halloween in the US. Everything you’ve ever seen in the mov...

“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." - Charles D...

“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 desk trying to decide w...

"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 shabby, sprawling metrop...

Good question… Seriously, what the hell is weird fiction? Following the sudden announcement that I was releasing a weird fiction novella, it occurred to me t...

Where 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 I need to read; eve...