Surreal. Weird. Undefinable. Mind-bending. You choose - because as I was working my way through Jorge Luis Borges' Fictions I had no idea what I was reading! More often than not the individual pieces felt like non-fiction or reportage; but then the content was so surreal... It was one of those books where I really … Continue reading “Fictions”
Category: Reading
“Shy”
One of the questions from writers that annoys me most is how 'long' things are - most especially "How long's a novel?" - as if there's a right answer. [These days there are very few 'right' answers in writing...] Take Max Porter's novel Shy. It's published as a novel, and you will find it on … Continue reading “Shy”
“Crash” – performance on Saturday!
My performance of Crash is now just three days away! I will be reading it as a dramatic monologue on Saturday 10th June @ 13:00 UK-time in the cellar of the Curzon Cinema, Ripon, North Yorkshire. There are just a handful of tickets left!
“Lessons”
Although I have been unable to finish Ian McEwan's Saturday, I respect his work so much that Lessons was an obvious request for a Christmas present gifted to me some five-and-a-bit months ago. As ever, McEwan's work is really well-written and with a style that appeals - at least in part because in some respects … Continue reading “Lessons”
“A Horse at Night – On Writing”
While I know lots of people will love Amina Cain's A Horse at Night, I'm afraid it wasn't for me. I found it somewhat self-indulgent and confusing; perhaps it was a little too 'meditative' for my taste. And I couldn't help but find in it an air of boastfulness in terms of citing all the … Continue reading “A Horse at Night – On Writing”
New podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is "What he knew", a short story taken from my collection, Degrees of Separation. I hope you like it. 'Walkingthrufire' can also be found on Audible, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts etc.
New podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is an untitled piece I wrote when at the 2022 Swanwick Writers' Summer School. It emerged from two workshops, one on the short story and one on general fantasy. The amalgam is - I have always assumed - the beginning of something rather … Continue reading New podcast episode!
“Out of the Woods” – new podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is the short story "Out of the Woods", taken from the collection An Irregular Piece of Sky. I hope you like it. The podcast is available on all good podcast services: Spotify, Audible, Apple podcasts, Amazon music etc.
“The Next Bond Girl” – new podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is the short story "The Next Bond Girl". I hope you like it.
“The Big Red Button” – new podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode to my "WalkingThruFire" podcast. It is the short story "The Big Red Button" taken from my forthcoming collection An Irregular Piece of Sky. I hope you like it.
Ian Gouge - Writer 