Quick Update

I most definitely neglect repeated opportunities to add news and thoughts on here, so this coming week I’m going to write all about my pagan / heathen / occult life before, during, and after my career in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. I bring facets of my musical tastes

Blue Lights: PSNI Police Procedural TV Drama. How realistic is it?

Using this opportunity to have a break, of sorts, from specific topics which I’d encountered throughout my RUC / PSNI career. Instead, I’m looking at the recent BBC TV drama Blue Lights, a drama based on frontline policing in the PSNI.

My Old Goodreads Page

Completely forgot I’d created a Goodreads page aeons ago! Don’t really know if there’s any point updating it? I kind of write something, become enthused about it for a while, then lose interest and it drifts over the edge of my consciousness and away.

FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD

From 7th July (PST) to midnight on 8th July (PST) my novel in eBook form is free to download. Please consider giving feedback if you do read it, I’d be really grateful to know readers’ thoughts, especially on the aspect of Mithranism as the main religion of the novel. Access below:



STRAY BULLETS EPISODE SEVEN The Gulf In The Eye Of The Other In this episode I recount a sniper attack upon a joint army / RUC foot patrol in West Belfast. To better relate the incident I have characterised both state and non-state actors. I have also used a narrative framework to provide a clearer

STRAY BULLETS PODCAST

I’ve started recording a podcast about my experiences during the Northern Ireland Troubles. From all the positive feedback I hope to have ‘hit my stride’ with the third episode – The Dialogue of Shadows.

The eBook version of my novel is free to download this weekend

The Wonder of an Eye

Silver beads green mercury of summer rain bristling light rounding sky into the wonder of an eye.

The Bitter End of Dreams Republished

After wrestling my novel back from a publisher who, strangely, did absolutely nothing with my novel for nearly a year, I’ve decided to self-publish. The publisher in question wasn’t of the Vanity or Hybrid variety, just inactive..? Anyway, I’m back in control and have no interest in submitting to anymore agents / publishers. My second