Newsletter forty

We never got to the lads’ beach on holiday, although we did visit some of the other places they might have gone. And I found a couple of genuine Edwardian blokes (on postcards), one of whom you can see here.

News:

Home Fires Burning is now out – you can read all about it in the last entry. The cover art is by the multi talented alex_beecroft and the edits by gehayi. Cracking jobs, Gromit.

And in the sort of “never rains but it pours” way that life has, I’ve another short story (e-book) coming up next week from MLR.Music in the Midst of Desolation is a contemporary with historical elements and is...different.

Old soldiers never die – they get whisked straight back to earth to take part in angelic “manoeuvres”. Patrick Evans has no idea why he and Billy Byrne, who fought their wars a century apart, have been chosen for this particular “op”, nor why it seems to involve fixing up the man Billy left behind with someone Billy’s always hated. When Patrick realizes his old lover also has a connection to the case, will the temptation to refuse orders become too great?

Here’s a sneak peek:
Neville looked just like his name suggested. Big, bluff, quietly efficient. “Ah, Evans.” He gave Patrick a vigorous handshake.
“Pleased to meet you.” Patrick frowned. “Have we met before?”( Read more... )

Inspiration:



One of the places Jonty and Orlando must have gone on Jersey.