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• #LockdownLit: The Beast

  By James Ellis on April 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Before dishwashers became a standard feature in most people’s kitchens, every town had at least one crockery cleaning kiosk located near a car-park or taxi rank, or within easy reach of public transport. In those days it was common during… Read More ›

• #LockdownLit: The Fire-Diver’s Assistant

  By James Ellis on April 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The fire-diver was called Gregory, and I assisted him by chalking arrows on the walls of seaside towns; writing things like This Way To See The Great Fire-Diver – Three O’Clock, or, It’s The Greatest Show On Earth – Don’t… Read More ›

• Book launch deferred

  By James Ellis on March 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Darn – Happy Family‘s book launch can’t happen on April 25th. But it’s not cancelled, just deferred. We’re moving it to when we can all gather and mingle in safety. Details to follow. In the meantime, keep buying books (especially… Read More ›

• Happy Family: bloggers’ reviews

  By James Ellis on March 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Family has completed its blog tour and the results are in. Huge thanks to all of the book bloggers, and to Anne Cater who arranged the tour. Blog tour reviews: Paterson Loarn Books IMO Intensive Gassing About Books Hinton… Read More ›

• Facebook school friends: let’s move on

  By James Ellis on March 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I am in contact with only two of my schoolfriends. By contact, I mean we actually meet face to face – until COVID, that is. With everyone else, either the bonds weren’t strong enough or I was too lazy to… Read More ›

• A few comments on your response to my complaint

  By James Ellis on March 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  From: James Ellis To: <Customer Care> Subject: Re: Complaint – unused deposit taken [ref:_99DFT6200_gtDDS529:ref] Date: 10 Mar 2020, at 08:27 Dear <Customer Care> – a few comments on your response to my complaint. From one writer to another. Best, James…. Read More ›

• Happy Family book launch: James Ellis in conversation with Germaine Kiecke – Saturday April 25th

  By James Ellis on March 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  I am very excited. The London launch of Happy Family will be on Saturday, 25 April at the brilliant independent bookshop, Nomad Books. It will start at 18.45. The reason I’m so excited is because as part of the launch I am going to… Read More ›

• Happy Family Blog Tour

  By James Ellis on February 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

• Don’t rush a good thing

  By James Ellis on February 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Watch out, many of the baby boomers’ final cohort will be turning 60 this year – those born in the satisfyingly neat year of 1960 (it is so easy to work out how old one is, when there’s a zero… Read More ›

• The shape of something

  By James Ellis on January 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  I have an idea, elusive and shadowy, but definitely there. The shape of something. The right something. It needs to be pushed and prodded (gently), given substance by being handled. Coaxed into the light so I can see it more… Read More ›