Mr Tumnal

Everyone has an idea of their ideal family. Not everyone’s become real

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About me

Derbyshire born. Suffolk bred. Lives in the shires.

T E Shepherd is an author/illustrator. He writes magic realism set in our, or closely-related, worlds. His debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, was released in 2012. His second novel, and the first in the Imaginary Friends trilogy, Mr Tumnal, was published in 2014. The second in the series, The Imaginary Wife, was published in 2018, and he's currently working on the final instalment, Forgotten Friends. He is also a landscape artist, and is currently working on a project with Erica Smith aka. the Bookshop Blogger to illustrate his way round the country to produce The Booklover's Guide to Bookshops. You can find out about upcoming releases by following on Twitter, liking on Facebook, or by joining the mailing list.

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The Imaginary Wife

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?

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23:06 is still disturbed by hearing on R4’s PM this evening, that Murdoch was now vulnerable… and naked. That’s not an image that I needed. # 23:08 hopes that Rebekah Brooks does cling to her job. More chance that her…

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10:41 wonders whether reason Murdoch still supports his papers is cos the NotW have been hacking him too? Seems like they’ve hacked everyone else. # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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18:25 doesn’t like injection attacks, particularly when you get big scary messages from google when peeps search for my clients sites. #webdesign # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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16:33 3 days to stop #Murdoch’s #media takeover! Write to Hunt’s consultation now. Pls RT. #phonehacking #notw t.co/qGpe2hK # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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13:39 has just realised that I am 40 mins late for lunch. That’s what #webdesign and Tony Robinson on #desertislanddiscs does for you # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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14:51 wonders if this first set is going to a tie-break? …wonders if every set is going to a tie-break…? #wimbledon # 14:53 considers whether I have time to go out and rearrange the compost heaps before anything exciting happens?…

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11:42 Archers on iPlayer, olives… lets crack this CSS problem… #soundtracktowebdesign # 12:11 wonders at the power of the #archers. CSS problem solved # 17:38 Blimey! #wimbledon # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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19:18 has just searched for shampoo on my Ocado order, and got an option to filter by egg free, gluten free, organic and vegetarian! What?!? # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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20:31 has realised just whawt a creative stumbling block job uncertainty has been. It’s good to be back again, writing #TheNovel… # 20:51 wonders why it is I always find myself out of season? It seems wrong to be writing…

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16:09 now has a piece of paper and an email that confirms things. It’s a nice way to end the week! 🙂 # 21:49 feels a bit sorry for what everyone is saying about #Ljubicic on #Wimbledon tonight # Automatically…

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11:15 is logistically speaking all over Oxfordshire this morning. Just have to work out how to get home tonight… # 11:44 really hates cars. Did I say that I hate cars? # 18:19 is tired of rumours, and would like…

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16:10 has been told ‘not to worry’ but strangely, I would prefer to have something more formal… #uncertainty # 16:21 thinks that ridiculous might be an apt word for the theme of the day. Right, grumble over, knuckle down… carry…

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This is the TEST (some parts are faked) shipment you asked for 13:19 is getting a geeky kind of pleasure from reading my own novel whilst being driven down the motorway… # 10:45 has realised that I do like the…

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13:19 is getting a geeky kind of pleasure from reading my own novel whilst being driven down the motorway… # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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10:20 hopes that I have a ‘Good Day’ on 20 July… #lookingtothefuture # 10:45 has realised that I do like the smell of woodsmoke, but it does make me want to #runawayandliveinthewoods # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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12:15 has submitted my future… #jobapps #restructuring # 14:08 has just had the best sandwich ever and really needs to get himself a bread oven an butter churn… # 14:08 has just had the best sandwich ever and really needs…

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19:32 has made butter, and venison sausages and apple pie, and bread…. and now I smell of woodsmoke… # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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09:22 Tomorrow, I shall feasting in medieval style… www.stuart-hmaltd.com/feast_banquet.php #awayday # 13:05 keeps on thinking it would be nice to work on this job app in the garden, and then it comes over all cold and drizzly… #weatherfrustration # 16:14…

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11:41 loves the sound of @OrkneyLibrary’s new rules. Particularly point 1. Could I apply them to web design too? #chocolateplease \via @janerawson # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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14:01 “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” – James Herriot \via @drjungle # 15:59 wonders how much fun one can have on a Sunday afternoon with an application form for my own job? 🙁 # 20:54 has realised that @EmmaEShepherd has…

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