Category Archives: pointless things of wonderfulness

The Complete Misadventures of Hannibal Smyth

Posted on October 11, 2022 by darrack1

No one who ever dreamed of being a writer dreamed of the day their book was available on Kindle..
When you have the writers dream, you dream of writing and then holding your work in hardback, and any writer who tells you different is a liar. Continue reading →

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Mandolins and the 0.2 percent

Posted on July 23, 2022 by darrack1

For complicated reasons, this is a bit of a rant. If you are offended by rants about politics, you may want to read other, more entertaining posts, like the last one I posted with fictional rules for tea duelling earlier … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Professional Tea Duellists Union Rules

Posted on July 20, 2022 by darrack1

Being here in the rules for undertaking of Tea Duelling under the YPTDU rules for professional and semi profession divisions, short form, full rule book available upon request. 1/ Only Tetley, English breakfast, Yorkshire or a reasonable Earl Grey, with … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur wisdom

Posted on June 22, 2022 by darrack1

When you grow up, people stop asking you what your favourite dinosaur is. They don’t even care. This is perhaps the most heart breaking, horrific, and depressing things you can realise as an adult… Okay that maybe an exaggeration, but … Continue reading →

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The problem with Eddings

Posted on June 5, 2022 by darrack1

As is often the case my nightstand is looking slightly dishevelled with the number of books currently sprue across it in random piles. This is because, as well as been an eclectic reader in taste, I read eclectically. My life … Continue reading →

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Quick reviews (relatively speaking)

Posted on April 4, 2022 by darrack1

March, as you may have noticed, was a busy month for me. A new novel, a new non-fiction books as well, the 9th Harvey, the ide’s, and everything else… Thus I’m a tad behind on general blog related stuff and … Continue reading →

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The strange foray into afterglow

Posted on March 25, 2022 by darrack1

In less than a month I have managed to publish two books. Admittedly I expected to publish both of them last year and then didn’t… But still its been a busy time with years worth of work coming to fruition … Continue reading →

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Return of the Hopeless Kickstarter

Posted on February 16, 2022 by darrack1

Its no great secret to any regular reader that I have a certain love for the Island of Hopeless Maine. The fictional collaboration begun by of Nimue and Tom Brown. A collaboration that generously extends to others whom get to … Continue reading →

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A message from The Sanctimonious Order of the Willing Sacrifice

Posted on December 15, 2021 by darrack1

We, The Sanctimonious Order of the Willing Sacrifice, must regrettably start this annual meeting by apologising, but once again, for the tenth year running, we have failed to secure a year king. While there are of course be those who … Continue reading →

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Chapter titles

Posted on May 14, 2021 by darrack1

I have a thing about chapter titles. I’m always a little disappointed when an author doesn’t use them, though just numbering chapters is very much the norm these days. The naming of chapters harks back to the days when many … Continue reading →