At Lake Bled, Slovenia, April 2009
I'm a London-based writer of fiction, and have published short stories, many of them finding a home in Ambit magazine. I also write novels, and my first one was published in April 2011 by Unthank Books. It's called Laikonik Express, and focuses on two American slackers haring around Poland in search of a woman one of them has met. The Laikonik express is the name of the train taking them on their way, which runs from Krakow in the south, to Gdynia in the north, on the Baltic Sea.
When I'm not writing, I spend time as a bit of an anachronism, a guitar player in a brass band, Balkan troubadours the Trans-Siberian March Band. I also write songs for the band, and do some arranging. See the band here and all over YouTube, and all over the world... but mainly London, at our high-octane live gigs.
I'll be posting some of my writing here, some of it published, some of it unpublishable, maybe, and some of it just works-in-progress, and will welcome comments, criticism, creative derision and crisps.
When I'm not writing, I spend time as a bit of an anachronism, a guitar player in a brass band, Balkan troubadours the Trans-Siberian March Band. I also write songs for the band, and do some arranging. See the band here and all over YouTube, and all over the world... but mainly London, at our high-octane live gigs.
I'll be posting some of my writing here, some of it published, some of it unpublishable, maybe, and some of it just works-in-progress, and will welcome comments, criticism, creative derision and crisps.
Interview on the Wise Words blog
My first interview, with Louise Wise on her wonderful site that examines all things books and beyond, up now (April 2011) here. I talk a bit about Laikonik Express and what it might be about, and about other stuff I'm working on.
