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Thursday Thirteen #29

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Thirteen Things about Mark Caldwell Yesterday my Wordless Wednesday picture was of this vase full of nuts and I promised I’d post an explanation. I was walking in Newsham Park in Liverpool a year ago. As I went under a Horse Chestnut tree a gust of wind brought a liberal shower of Horse Chestnuts down […]

Wordless Wednesday 25

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

What the sky falling on your head looks like; and you can forget collecting any ruddy larks.

Thursday Thirteen #28

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Thirteen Things Mark Caldwell hates about cold calls When they say it will only take a minute of your time it never is. I wouldn’t mind but they’ll never give me an address for me to send my bill. 99% are a waste of my time and the company paying for its time. I don’t […]

Thursday Thirteen #27

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Thirteen Things I will do with the time off work I have soon Finish short story for ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE Work on my novel only another 20K or so to go Tidy my flat Reading – lots of it Catching up on some DVD watching Go to the cinema Work on my impworks web site […]

Thursday Thirteen #26

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Thirteen Things about Mark Caldwell – This week authors I like to read Robert A Heinlein – Particularly for the Past Through Tomorrow stories but also his novels (which I’ve read most of) Harry Harrison – For The Stainless Steel Rat novels, Make Room! Make Room! and pretty much everything else except the Bill the […]

Thursday Thirteen #25

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

  A few weeks ago my list was of herbs and spices I restocked from Matta’s International foods in Liverpool. Last weekend I went back and got some more spices. So here are thirteen more spices in Mark Caldwell’s cupboard. I’ve run out of jars now so I’ll have to stop but my cupboard smells […]

Thursday Thirteen #24

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Thirteen Things Mark likes about Liverpool on the cities 800th Birthday Architecture – The waterfront, the cathedrals and William Brown Street are often mentioned but there are many more distinctive buildings throughout the city Music – From the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to a band you may have heard of called the Beatles Sport – […]

Thursday Thirteen #22

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Thirteen Characters from Mark Caldwell’s Pulp Adventure stories My short story, The Electron Jockey, has been accepted for Astonishing Adventures Magazine issue #1 here are some of the character’s who appear in The Electron Jockey or the sequels I’m writing at the moment. For a bit of fun most of their names were taken straight […]

Thursday Thirteen #21

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

My Thirteen Things this week is for Lori who wanted to know how I change the date. Here are (somewhat more than) thirteen ways to travel in time Mark Caldwell might have used and possibly the real one too… A Police Box (Doctor Who) A Wardrobe (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis) […]

Thursday Thirteen #20

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Thirteen Things Mark Caldwell is listening to/watching/reading in the last week. You’ve Got To Laugh – Nik Kershaw. Arrived this week from Short House Records and in my CD player a lot since then. Includes a warning that it may include traces of irony. Traces? Some might say that alone is ironic. The tunes could […]

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