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 moreWell, it’s done. I’ve been thinking of it since this time last year when I spread the manure, dug the garden and planted my seedlings – my front path has been redirected across in front of the kitchen window to…
Continue readingJust been for my weekly swim at the very nice pool in Abingdon, however I’m a bit put out that I had to stop at thirty rather than do my usual forty. The reason – a number of aggressive swimmers…
Continue readingWell, I wish I were!! Unfortunately the CATS I’m referring to is an admin system at work for pushing journals live on Synergy – Content Across The Seas – apparently – or just Cats. Anyway it’s quite pleasing really ‘cos…
Continue readingI can still remember the moment that I received the phone call from my Mum & Dad’s neighbors with the news of what had happened. Thankfully no one was hurt, the pets were fine, and it was just possessions and…
Continue readingYay! Many many thanks are on their way to and for their helpful advice solving my styles/redirection problem. I’m not a 100% happy with the redirection from LJ to my journal page, but it works and it’ll do for now….
Continue readingWell, as you should (I hope!) be able to see I have now finished customising my styles for the journal, friends, and archive sections of my LiveJournal. Trouble is it looks great within shepline but not so great within LJ…
Continue readingI’ve succumbed and entered the DVD age. Well, when you realise you can get a pretty decent, above average (though not top the range by any means) DVD player worth £180 for just fifteen quid and 20, 000 Nectar points,…
Continue readingWent down to the cottage again this morning. It was one of those glorious, sunny winter mornings. We borrowed a ladder from one of the neighbors and clambered about inside, going up into the upstairs to see the views. The…
Continue readingArrived back at my parent’s late last night – I had band to go to and although I ducked out at half time to be on my way they had this EGM to discuss finances and membership and the like…
Continue readingJust finished fiddling with my tables and my LiveJournal styles to make this journal look good in my site (my journal). Is it funny how the smallest things, when not going your way, can really make you want to throw…
Continue readingCame across the phrase Hugsa um daginn minn, í dag og í gær today from – originally from a lyric by Sigur Rós it is a great line and really sums up this journal … or at least I hope…
Continue readingWith the increasing light in the mornings, it’s definitely getting easier to extract oneself from the warm slumbers of the duvet upon the morning. And this morning was one of those that make you glad that you have done so….
Continue readingIt was cold (and more importantly grey) when I woke up this morning at 8 o’clock (too early on a Sunday by rights) – but I’m glad I did. The gloom eventually lifted, and it was in truth quite warm…
Continue readingJust finished reading my Mum’s novel A Thread Through Time – it’s really good. Short, but good. I have a few comments for her when I see her next, but no … it’s good. To accompany that I’m busy with…
Continue readingHmmn… a LiveJournal for little ol’ moi? What shall I use this for? I think, as I write this that I shall use this primarily for detailing the progress of my writing. Yup, I’m a novelist, writer, author – call…
Continue readingNew journal, forgive me whilst I get used it. I had just written quite a long post, but have lost it in the ether – will try and cobble something together again, once I’ve got myself sorted. (it was a…
Continue readingWednesday. ‘Welcome home to Hölar!’, we are greeted in this way by Bjäkk, our tour guide for this morning. This is the traditional welcome for all people, no matter where they come from, or where they are headed, for Hölar…
Continue readingTuesday. Arriving at Heathrow Terminal 1, the adventure begins with the first task, the excitement of spotting fellow conservation volunteers. More thance do the four letters B, T, C and V get put together a question, result in blank looks…
Continue readingL’aventure francais has begun. My journey to La Rochelle was uneventful once I reached Gatwick airport. The timetable I had for trains from Southampton to Gatwick was lying! You cannot change at Waterloo!! Luckily though I had plenty of time…
Continue readingAfter pretty much of a non-New Year’s Eve I’m still feeling the buzz of finishing the writing of episode one of Flight of Fantasy. Now though, as much as I want to get on with episode two I really must…
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