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About chrispagefiction

Author of the e-book novel Weed and story collection Shorts, editor of Kansai Scene magazine, freelance writer and all that stuff. His body is in Osaka, Japan, his heart and whatever are wherever.

Sneaky peek

Well, it had to happen eventually. Despite my best efforts to stay in a bottle, I have drafted a cover for Un-Tall Tales, the paperback collection of short stories, and the thing is now in the pre-printing stage where the … Continue reading

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Weed sprouts on Kyoto After Dark

  I would like to express a huge debt of thanks to Kym Hutcheon of Kyoto After Dark for putting up a very large and froody interview about Weed and related things on the KAD site. The splash is much … Continue reading

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Extract of Weed

In order to tantalise those few people in the universe who have yet to read the novel Weed, wot I rote, I have decided to post the occasional extract. Today’s excerpt is from p98: toppled I thank you. Watch this … Continue reading

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A tall tale

I am making progress with the paperback Un-Tall Tales. It will feature all the stories and nonsense from the ebook Shorts, plus two extra short stories, ‘Dumb Novel’ and ‘The Escapologist’. The text is pretty much edited and formatted and … Continue reading

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Weedy reviews

Writing novels is a lot easier than marketing them. I don’t write for money. Playing the lottery is a more reliable way to earn a living than writing. However, it would be nice to get Weed and Shorts (and Un-Tall … Continue reading

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Artist in perpetual motion

My article about Seitaro Kuroda, artist, in Kansai Scene: click here. It was a whoppingly good afternoon hanging out with the gentleman and a rare treat for me because I spend so much time editing and managing, I don’t often … Continue reading

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Osama bin Killed

No tears to shed over the death of Osama Bin Laden, but what happened in Abbottabad was an act of extra-judicial execution. Now, I thought that in the ‘war’ against Al Qaida the west was supposed to be the good … Continue reading

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Sunday

Trying to get on top of neglected magazine work while following the earthquake news. Son 2 practicing drums downstairs, Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’. Military helicopters thudder overhead. Elsewhere, people are struggling for their lives, nuclear reactors … Continue reading

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Weed the novel in paperback and available through Amazon

At long, long last, the paperback version of Weed is available on Amazon, right here. O, frabjous day! Calooh! Callay! It’s only taken more years and tries than I would care to count, but, well, bloody mindedness will out. Now, … Continue reading

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Weed at Whitcoulls

Weed the ebook has shown up at New Zealand online outlet Whitcoulls. Click here. However, I think the people of New Zealand have bigger things on their mind at the moment than my facetious little book.

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