In To Hell on a Fast Horse, Mark Lee Gardner's portrayal of both Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett just about manages to maintain a balance between fact and fiction, the romantic and the repellant. It also keeps a pretty decent handle on the reality of late nineteenth century New Mexico, Texas at al. This … Continue reading “To Hell on a Fast Horse”
Author: Ian Gouge
As a compulsive writer, I have authored nearly thirty books: novels, collections of short stories, volumes of poetry, and some non-fiction. As an independent publisher (using my Coverstory books imprint), I have also produced a number of books for other writers, plus anthologies in which many contributors have had their work showcased - some for the first time. All of which is somewhat irrelevant without you, my readers. Please check-out my sites - including the links to my podcast. I would be delighted if you found something you decided you would like to read.
Why do ‘ordinary people’ write memoirs?
If you’re ‘a name’ - a politician, a sports person, an actor or media personality - you might do so in order to entertain, set the record straight, earn money. And you do so because you know people will be interested. But what about everyday folk with their ‘normal’ lives - though every life is … Continue reading Why do ‘ordinary people’ write memoirs?
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Is this the worst film of all time?
It is hard to believe that Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women was made in 1968. The vast majority of films made two decades earlier have better production qualities - sound and visual - than this shocker that was presumably made on less than a shoestring budget. The dialogue is awful, the 'acting' leaden; … Continue reading Is this the worst film of all time?
“Stories and Texts for Nothing”
The most remarkable thing about Samuel Beckett's Stories and Texts for Nothing is the percentage of the short 'nothing texts' which prefigure or overlap Waiting for Godot. Even to the extent of remarkably similar - if not repeated - phrases. Not surprising really given that they were all written around the same time, 1945-1950. There … Continue reading “Stories and Texts for Nothing”
Digest of this week’s Substack activity
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So bad it was good..?
Yesterday I watched Roger Corman's 1978 sci-fi shocker, Starcrash. It starred a young David Hasselhoff (who didn't know any better and was probably desperate), and Christopher Plummer (who should have known better but may have been equally desperate). The villain came from the 'over-the-top' school of acting, and whose only line for several minutes was … Continue reading So bad it was good..?
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I would like to offer my website subscribers a free month's subscription to my Substack site. However, in order to do so I need to be confident that you have accepted receiving emails from me. I'm pretty sure you have as you'll get an email every time I put out a post like this one! … Continue reading Free subscription anyone?
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Sonnet Man #28 – “Heading into Winter”
https://videopress.com/v/ItHBvXOB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "Heading into Winter" from Not the Sonnets This is the last of these on this website. Sonnets 29 onwards will be available on my Substack site with the recording accompanying the text. Free subscriptions available. Amazon UK - Waterstones - Barnes & Noble #poetry #poetrylovers #poets #writers #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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