Category Archives: Weed

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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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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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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Weed and Shorts now in Kindle store

Well, if you want something done properly, do it yourself … ahem. The novel Weed and short story collection Shorts are now finally available through the Kindle store. Weed here. Shorts here. Way past time too. The two have been … Continue reading

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Weed on Barnes & Noble, Borders and Kobo

Wow, while I wasn’t paying attention (when am I paying attention?) Weed, the novel, has been added to the e-book sites of Barnes & Noble, Borders and Kobo, giving many more people many more opportunities not to buy it. Click … Continue reading

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Weeding woom

Weed and Shorts have infiltrated the heart of the British establishment: this last weekend I deposited them with the British Library in accordance with the legal obligation imposed on publishers by use of British ISBNs. The books should have been … Continue reading

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Weed on Barnes & Noble

Weed is now listed on Barnes & Noble — see here. No sign of Shorts on that site though. Is it possible that Messrs B&N took exception to the less-than-pristine underpants on the cover and are protecting the sensibilities of … Continue reading

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Would you like relish with that court ruling?

A Dutch McDonald’s employee is fired for adding an unauthorised slice of cheese to a burger. (Read here.) I love stories like this that illustrate the petty mindedness, rule obsession and control freakery of super-sized corporations. After all, it was … Continue reading

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