Tag Archives: Manchester
Cover Reveal
As promised, here is the cover to my new novel, Shooting at Strangers… My aim was to make it distinctive and eye-catching – hence the high-contrast of dark text and images against a stark, white background. I also wanted to … Continue reading
Charles Bradlaugh: Forgotten Hero?
If you haven’t heard of the Victorian freethinker and rights campaigner Charles Bradlaugh, it’s probably because the establishment have done their best to write him out of history. Bradlaugh was an atheist at a time when atheists were expected to stand … Continue reading
It’s Art if I Say it is…
Last month I visited the newly extended and refurbished Whitworth Gallery in Manchester. (Whitworth Gallery) I remember the Whitworth as an impressive red brick Victorian building with an interesting collection. The Whitworth now is a curious monster. The Victorian building is … Continue reading
Book Sale
I’m sad to say my experience of Kindle self-publishing hasn’t quite matched that of the successful people Amazon wheel out in their regular newsletter (‘I was an ordinary house-husband/builder/shop assistant, etc. and then I wrote a novel, published it on … Continue reading
Manchester Green Spaces
Just what have Manchester City Council got against green spaces? First there was Piccadilly Gardens. The only large park in the city itself. Decades of neglect turned it into a haven for drug dealers. Finally Manchester City Council decided to … Continue reading
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