Posted by on Aug 18, 2011 in Havant Literary Festival, Percy Thrower, pumpkins, Terry Pratchett | 2 Comments

I will always miss what I Havant … Which is a truly awful pun (or as the great master, Terry Pratchett, is wont to say, pune) but I had to make it, as I shall be in Havant and it was too good an opportunity to waste. Actually, as a writer, I think I have […]

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Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in graphic novels, teaching, Terry Pratchett | 5 Comments

Fannying Around on the Far Side* This is how I think of times like this: fannying around on the Far Side – where nothing is quite real and conversations are utterly surreal and while nothing much happens, the not-happening seems fraught with portent and nasty things with lots of legs hiding in wardrobes and just […]

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Posted by on Dec 13, 2007 in Terry Pratchett | One Comment

A very sad day Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. In a statement to his fans he said, “I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it […]

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