18:

"Maigret was looking at the budgerigars in the cage, through which a sunbeam passed."

I had the book unread for years, but happened to see the film first. It's definitely coloured my opinion of the book. I wish I'd read it first. (Both are ok, but I could see the film too clearly whilst reading the book)

Did you see the film? I saw the film first so it was odd reading the book

17:

"These nights, the whistle got the coyotes started, and then the wolves."

"The Good Men" can be read as a riff on the 1962 film, "Les Bonnes Femmes", directed by Claude Chabrol, but with the genders reversed and the action relocated from a Parisian domestic appliance store to a Birmingham garage...

Only a fiver (plus postage) here: www.salopress.com/store-2/the-...

Union City (1980) Guilty paranoia in a gritty 1950's industrial town. An accountant, living a repressed life, becomes so obsessed with the person who is stealing his morning milk that he commits an act of irrational vi...

For those who have been asking if the film "Union City" is available to stream (in connection with my book on the film, of course), then I've been advised it's currently available here: rarefilmm.com/2018/10/unio...

And then buy my book :)

Salò Press are now publishing short stories under a new imprint named Infidelities (with poetry distinct under the Flirtations imprint). The first five are up for pre-orders (including my short story, The Good Men), available individually or in a bundle. Check out the link: www.salopress.com/store/

16:

"The Fool sees in the hearts of the so-called ordinary people he has met that they are not in fact ordinary at all."

15:

"It had been a love affair fuelled by the adrenalin and fury of war."

14:

"That evening the villagers gathered around the box spinney, linking hands with their children, singing softly as they circled the trees."

Thanks!

I've written a short article on my "Union City" book that has been published today on the Cinema Retro website: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...

13:

"If I'd gone into the ground, I'd have been killed."

12:

"Their scorched beaks have been torn free and sealed tight with honey."

For those who missed the unboxing yesterday, my copies of "Union City" arrived. It's truly a beautiful book! It's not only about a film, but about filmmaking itself. I hope those who read it enjoy it!

#blondie #deborahharry #unioncity

Cheers!

Thanks!

Unboxing video for my new book! (low res, badly scripted, the film is way better 🙂 )

Black Dingo by Eugen Bacon

Into the Future by Marvin Opuni Kwabia

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I was one of the judges for the 2025 Otherwise Awards and we've now reached our decision over the winner, the honour list, and the longlist. It was really interesting whittling down the 161 considered works to this number. Some great reads here!

Great to see my novel getting some visibility!

One of my favourite albums! Couldn't resist using the title.

Well this is interesting!

11:

"The low height of the bridge obscured the body beneath."

10:

"I forced myself to hold her. I forced myself to kiss the pulsing, alien skin of her denuded scalp."

Coming soon...

9:

"Bro, this is real life, not a cobbled together fictional story typed up by some hack with more confidence than talent."

Thanks!

Armadillotown Although I've been writing fiction for many many years, my thoughts have only occasionally turned to filmmaking, usually deciding that it's ...

New blog post about my foray into film

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