I’ve realised I haven’t posted any writing updates for a while so I thought I’d avoid working on my latest short story by giving an update instead. The last few months have been … Read More
“Whiskey and the devil and the witching hour”
I was introduced to The Mission (or The Mission UK if you’re in the US) in college because I wore a lot of black. A friend of mine gave me a … Read More
“I’m going to wrap it up”
Thanks to Joe Hill (have you read The Fireman yet) for this one – Anna Karina dancing to The Chasers‘ Inspiration. [“I’m going to wrap it up” by Philip Harris first appeared … Read More
Three Years of Writing (Every Day)
A few weeks ago I passed the three year mark of my writing streak – I’ve now written some sort of fiction every day for over 1100 days. That’s a lot of … Read More
“You go for a whirl”
Presented without comment. Sign up for my newsletter and get a year of stories, completely free. CLICK HERE to get started. [“You go for a whirl” by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary … Read More
The Fireman by Joe Hill – A Review
Read this book. Sign up for my newsletter and get a year of stories, completely free. CLICK HERE to get started. [The Fireman by Joe Hill – A Review by Philip … Read More
Two Podcasts
I listen to quite a few podcasts, a lot of them writing related, but there’s a couple of more general podcasts that I’ve discovered recently that I’m really enjoying. The first, Geeks … Read More
“I’m so empty”
Oh look, Garbage have a new album out. And it’s excellent. Empty is the first single from Strange Little Birds. I’ve been listening to the album a lot for … Read More
“got the muse in my head, she’s universal”
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Placebo released their first album but it is. I remember them appearing in one of the UK weekly music newspapers (NME maybe) … Read More