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My writing update

I've got a new short story coming out in a special 'Through Other Eyes' anthology from All Worlds Wayfarer - it is being launched on 15th December and will be available to buy on Amazon.

Another story forthcoming in the new year. Watch this space...

The Star by Arthur C Clarke - Great classic short story which sheds light on an ancient cosmic mystery.

Tis the Season by China Mieville - a lesson in just how commercial Christmas could become.

All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis. Aliens and Carol singing! From 'A Lot Like Christmas' anthology.

Taming of the Christmas Tree by Leena Likitalo - lovely story from DSF about Xmas in Finland.

Matchless: A Christmas Story by Gregory Maguire - a modern take on Hans Christian Anderson's 'The Little Match Girl'

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Steve Haywood

Dec 31, 2020
4 min

Reading Review of 2020

Well it has been quite a year. Different to normal in almost every way, and that has impacted on my reading, though in a fairly positive w...

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Steve Haywood

Nov 8, 2020
7 min

Reading the Chunksters – 10 Great Long Books

I’ve got so many books that I want to read that one of my top criteria for reading a book is length. I tend to favour shorter books – tha...

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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes novel

Wasp by Eric Frank Russell

Classic sci-fi

Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson

Witty travels in Europe