• World Book Day 2023

    02 March 2023

    Happy World Book Day, everyone!! I don't think it will come as any surprise if I mention that books are important to me EVERY day, but it's nice that they get this annual public boost, and I know...

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  • March of the Shanville Monthly

    01 March 2023

    The March issue of my online monthly newsletter has been posted to the web. I reveal a few tantalising details about what will hopefully be my next book release... there's a Hungarian Archibald Lox...

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  • Tattoo Tuesday - Trish

    28 February 2023

    Tattoo Tuesday is back!! And it's a double whammy, courtesy of TRISH, who liked my "Even in death may you be triumphant" quote so much that she had it tattooed TWICE, on one patch of flesh just as...

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  • Sadistic WHAT?!?

    27 February 2023

    A question from my 8 year old son tonight:

    "Dad, what's a sadistic asshole???"

    It was easier to come up with an answer for that one than it was for a similarly themed question a few weeks ago:
    ...

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  • Legoland November 22 part 2

    26 February 2023

    Last November, the Shans went to Legoland on a day trip, to enjoy the theme park and also catch their fireworks display, which turned out to be rather fabulous. Here are some photos from our visit....

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  • Romantic (mostly) Couples

    25 February 2023

    Since we're not that long after Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun, this Fan Art Saturday, to share some drawings of couples that have come my way in recent times. Three of them are...

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