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She wakes miles beneath the surface A cavern carved by ancient hand in ancient times Wought in magick Fashioned by time. Here the troll folk live.
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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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How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreShe wakes miles beneath the surface A cavern carved by ancient hand in ancient times Wought in magick Fashioned by time. Here the troll folk live.
Continue readingHey, wake up! You’re ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream!’ Which famous Shakespeare play are you? brought to you by Quizilla
Continue reading1984, George Orwell Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres* Catch 22, Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger Great Expectations, Charles Dickens Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,…
Continue readingPopped into Blackwells bookshop after work today to get the Curious Dog book (see here). Why is it that whenever you go into a bookshop you end up discovering all these others – and they’re books – and you’re like,…
Continue reading…Jack Dee would be it. Just finished watching tonights first show in the new series of HIGNFY. I know Angus Deayton has his fans but lets face it he was getting tired in the role. Jack Dee as permanent chair…
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Continue readingWeb wizards weave their magic The workings of the internet and magic may seem worlds apart, but to one prominent web design thinker, they share much in common… ( more )
Continue readingI’ve been *friended* by someone going under the name The Eboracum Papers. Let’s see, he’s a writer, he lives in London, loves cats, but I would be interested how he came to find me? We share none of the same…
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Continue readingThis year’s winner is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, by Mark Haddon article by Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian, Saturday October 4, 2003 Among the books submitted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize this year, many…
Continue readingThere’s nothing quite like it, to lie under a tree, staring up the leaf canopy, the light dappling through it and in The Fall it’s magickal. I’ve always felt at peace under a tree, ever since I was…
Continue readingI can only just afford it (monetarily) but I have now bought myself a nice new vacumn cleaner. It’s not that my old one was not working anymore, after 32 years of service (that’s two years older than me!) its…
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Continue readingshepline’s Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 10 Average number of words per sentence: 21.33 Average number of syllables per word: 1.49 Total words in sample: 832 Analyze your journal! Username: Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern Hrmm… it seems I’ve…
Continue readingOpen your eyes See the truth around you See the lives, see the loves That touch you. Open yourself to the world out there
Continue readingISFJ – “Conservator”. Desires to be of service and to minister to individual needs – very loyal. 6% of the total population. Take Free Myers-Briggs Personality Test
Continue readingStaring into the shadows, a flare of light blazes from the rock. An effervescent burning of reds, browns, greens, facing the apparition…
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Continue readingand another thing i’d like to remember him by i’m awake now (another LiveJournal haiku very good!)
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