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And so it ends
2012 has ended. Not with a bang, but with a torrential downpour. I must admit that I was a tad disappointed the world as we know it didn’t end. It would have been quite exciting, and could well have been the fresh start that humanity needed. It has been a busy year, what with Shattered … Continue reading
Fighting Fantasy – The 30th Anniversary; An interview with Jonathan Green
For those of you not familiar with Jonathan Green, he is an author who has an extensive catalog, and who is an expert on Christmas no less. Even more interesting is that if you type his name into google, as the search suggestions are coming up ‘Jonathan Green Execution’ is one of the suggestions. As … Continue reading
Why charity so often starts at home
A few years ago, more than a few actually, probably around 1995, my father was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy – basically his heart was wasn’t beating correctly and getting the blood to all the places it needed to be quickly enough. It isn’t a curable disease, but it’s one that can be lived with, with sufferers … Continue reading
Shattered Lands – Flitter Background
A bit of Shattered Lands fluff. Although the humans have developed heavier-than-air flight, most of their aircraft – Flitters – are pusher-types, with the gunner/observer in the front, rather than behind the pilot. Combat between flitters is called cat-fighting, and is just as vicious then as it was in the first world war. #shatteredlands #torquemasterrising … Continue reading
Scotty’s Little Soldiers – A grown man tears up
For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in the military, war and weaponry. I grew up in the days when it was okay to give your children toy guns and send them off to do battle with the kids from the next street along. I was even given a paratrooper’s uniform … Continue reading
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