Author Archives: Chris Dolley

Nostalgia Vacations and Indoor Volcanoes

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

There was another report this week about the rise in the traditional British holiday. Part of this is down to economics – ever since the financial melt down of 2008 people have had less money to spend on overseas holidays … Continue reading →


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The Dog, the Mother, and the Dead Whale

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

You may have read this story before, but it’s a good one and worth a second outing. Rank smells – the ranker the better – would drive our dog, Zaphod, nuts. He was drawn to them. He’d roll in them, grinding … Continue reading →


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The Body in the Flowerbed

Posted on May 4, 2013 by
Local Rustics and Pirates (I'm on the left) sing and dance for Arny

When your first publicity stunt pushes the General Election result off the front page, what do you do for an encore? This was a question I was asking myself in 1975 when Plymouth Rag Week came around again. After all, … Continue reading →


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A Writer’s Life: Deadlines and Film Options

Posted on April 27, 2013 by
How POSSESSION Can Help You LOSE Weight

I must be an anomaly because I’ve never had a deadline before. Both the books I sold to Baen had already been written. I was given a delivery date for the second, but it was more of a ‘stop tinkering … Continue reading →


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Whatever Happened To … Whittling

Posted on April 20, 2013 by
International Kittens of Mystery

When I was at Junior School (ages 7-10 years) in the early sixties, every boy and, I suspect, many of the girls would take a knife to school. Not because Bournemouth was a hotbed of knife culture and we needed … Continue reading →


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Possession, Humour and Special Offers

Posted on April 13, 2013 by
How POSSESSION Can Help You LOSE Weight

A short post this week as I’m working hard to finish my spoof diet book, How POSSESSION Can Help You LOSE Weight. It may only be a 10k word story but it’s 10k words of humour, and humour is something … Continue reading →


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BVC German Editions

Posted on April 6, 2013 by
Französisch mit Spickzettel

It’s a mark of how far Book View Café has come over the past four years that we’re now releasing our second German language edition. Sherwood Smith’s Crown Duel was the first – Kronenduell came out a few months back. … Continue reading →


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Lambing 2013 Ends!

Posted on March 30, 2013 by
twins

A short post this week as I’m working on two major projects which will be announced next week. Watch this space. And look at those lambs… This was one of the fastest lambings ever – with all four ewes lambing … Continue reading →


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Lambing 2013 begins!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by
Surly Lamb

For those brave souls tempted to add shepherding to their future curriculum vitae, here’s a warning. You might have to lock horns with lambs like the one on the left. This is Surly Lamb, age one day and three quarters, … Continue reading →


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Austerity Hits The Mafia

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

There have been worrying reports this week from Sicily about the hard times facing the Mafia. Even the crime families, it appears, are not immune from the ravages of Austerity that have beset Southern Europe this past year. First it … Continue reading →


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