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Strange Spotlight: The Birthday Cake

Strange Spotlight: The Birthday Cake

Let’s examine this cake!

 

Hi folks- time at last for episode 3 of Strange Spotlight, taking a look at another story from Strange Matters: The Birthday Cake.

Strange Matters is my collection of short stories of fantasy, myth and magic. The eBook’s available from Amazon, Smashwords, Google Play and more, with the hardcopy on Amazon and Drive Thru RPG (where it’s cheaper!).

I opted to look at The Birthday Cake this time, because it was inspired by a Neil Gaiman story and today happens to be his birthday! HB, NG!

The Firebird now free on Amazon US

The Firebird now free on Amazon US

They caught up to the other platforms selling it for free!

 

 

My free novella, The Firebird, is now also free on Amazon for US buyers. You can also get it on Smashwords and Google Play for free- give it a read before buying the full book, Strange Matters.
The novella includes some other little samples, such as British Gods, which received a pleasant tweet from Neil Gaiman himself!
Next job is to get it free on Amazon UK- working on it. If you struggle to get hold of a copy, just drop me a line via my contact form!
Doing Cambridge and hearing Neil Gaiman

Doing Cambridge and hearing Neil Gaiman

As previously bleated about, I spent the last few days exploring sunny Cambridge with my partner Becki, culminating in a Neil Gaiman signing.

 

First impression? Damn, that’s a lot of bicycles. In Stoke, bicycles are seen as arcane instruments that are only to be used for ritualistic self-flagellation (exercise). Should one venture onto a road, it becomes a huge nuisance and the target for a game of bump-n-grind (not the nice kind).

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