Temporary Retirement from Blogging

Things have reached a new level of crazy in Conduit Land, meaning I must temporarily withdraw from blogging life. I'll still be dropping by my friends' blogs, and chipping in if I have something worthwhile to say, but that's about all you'll see of me.

I hope to return in the future, I can't say when, and resume my irregular broadcasts. Until then, take care, folks.

My Town Monday

There's been a rash of My Town Monday posts at various blogs over the last few weeks. I have been tagged by Betsy, so I thought I'd post a photo of Armagh as seen from the back of my house. Although it did snow today, unusually for March, this was actually taken a few weeks ago. You can see St Patrick's Cathedral up on the hill, and in the middle distance there's the pub (the deep red walls with white windows) where I played my first gig with my first band exactly half a lifetime ago. The open ground to the front used to be a campus of my old grammar school. Just to the left of the camera's vision lies the dark doorway where I had another first experience some time in the late eighties...

The Last Dance at ThugLit.com

My short story, The Last Dance, has just appeared in Issue 24 of ThugLit.

I'm sure some (mostly Ello) will be glad to move on from the babboon's arse. Things are still insanely busy in Conduit Land, but I'll be trying to blog a little more regularly in the coming weeks. No promises, though, as not only am I flat out in my real-world business, I've also just started a new novel...