In another one of those little Faber single-story editions, you will find Samuel Beckett's 1934 tale, "Dante and the Lobster". It's an odd little story: it is interesting because of the clear stylistic influence of James Joyce, yet in an of itself it is somewhat insignificant; there are few clues, for example, as to what … Continue reading “Dante and the Lobster”
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Sonnet Man #2 – “January Chill”
https://videopress.com/v/n1pNTe7l?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "January Chill" from Not the Sonnets #poetry #poetrylovers #poets #writers #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
“Come rain or come shine”
I have to start by saying that I really like Kazuo Ishiguro's work, and that I have read most of his novels. Indeed, he's probably one of my favourite authors. In 2019, for some unknown reason, Faber decided to publish his 2009 short story "Come Rain or Come Shine" in a single edition to sit … Continue reading “Come rain or come shine”
Putting pen to paper – w/c 25th September
Time to look back / forward. How did I get on last week? Meetings and Events - a Society of Authors' workshop on writing audio drama (via Zoom) - YES attending a book launch event (via Zoom) - YES attending a reading by Red Door Poets (via Zoom) - YES (this evening). Writing projects - … Continue reading Putting pen to paper – w/c 25th September
Sonnet Man #1 – “On being thrown over”
https://videopress.com/v/0VSYljTb?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "On being thrown over" from Not the Sonnets
“Giacomo Joyce”
Published by Faber in a special edition, both in terms of style and its snippets of content James Joyce's very short story "Giacomo Joyce" serves as a way-marker for what is to follow in "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake". Perhaps never intended to be published (it was only ever hand-written) the story is an impressionistic collection … Continue reading “Giacomo Joyce”
“Rivers of the Unspoilt World”
Firstly I need to say that I am a great admirer of David Constantine's short stories. And secondly, I recognise the significant achievement in the three 'long' short stories collected together to comprise "Rivers of the Unspoilt World". But... ...he could perhaps have made them easier to read! I'm talking about format rather than language … Continue reading “Rivers of the Unspoilt World”
“This Fruiting Body”
All too often I find that poems concerning themselves with subjects like climate change and sexual identity try to slap you round the face with their message, or smack you between the eyes. A fair number of the poems in Caleb Parkin's "This Fruiting Body" are far more subtle than that; they manage to get … Continue reading “This Fruiting Body”
New podcast episode!
Just like buses, two episodes for my Walking Thru Fire podcast come along one after the other! My short story - The Piano Player - is now available. I hope you like it. Walking Thru Fire is available on all good podcast services: Audible, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, Deezer etc.
New podcast episode!
It has been far too long since I recorded an episode for my Walking Thru Fire podcast - but I now address that omission. My short story - Closing his account - is now available. I hope you like it. Walking Thru Fire is available on all good podcast services: Audible, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon … Continue reading New podcast episode!
Ian Gouge - Writer 