Owen W. Knight – Speculative Fiction Author
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Colour Swatch Print of Every UK Bird – A Truly Original Concept
This is cool. As described in Caught by the River‘s competition post, to win a free print, from Friday 19th May. ‘Despite looking through countless bird guides, photographer and designer Pedr Browne couldn’t find anything that gave an overview of their most basic visual characteristic – their colours. And so he embarked on a mission to capture…
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The Invisible College Trilogy Stocked at Foyles, Chelmsford
My ‘The Invisible College’ trilogy now displayed in a prominent position, front of shop, on the Local Interest shelf in Foyles, Chelmsford. Many thanks to the manager, Tom.
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Writer’s Block Local Radio Show: 5th Anniversary, 3rd May 2017
It was a pleasure to be invited onto the fifth anniversary edition of Sarah Banham’s Writer’s Block radio show on Saint FM yesterday. I only became aware of the programme last year and was surprised to find a community radio programme dedicated to local authors. Writing is an often solitary occupation, which is fine for most of…
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Classic Car Meeting: Little Baddow April 2017
I haven’t the slightest interest in cars, regarding them simply as a means of travel when walking is impractical. I do, nevertheless, get pleasure from the aesthetics of attractive design, hence this post. I was on my way to the woods to photograph the wild flowers featured in a previous post when by chance I…
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April 2017: Little Baddow National Trust Woodlands
April is the month when the transition from Winter to Spring is most marked. The wood anemones of March have begun to fade and give way to bluebells and blossom. This wild pear tree was at its best in early April, rising through the early morning mist at Pheasanthouse Farm. Greater stitchwort is abundant, seen…
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My Favourite Travel Photos of 2016
My partner works in international development, which means I am fortunate to be able to join her from time to time in exotic locations and indulge my passion for photography. In 2016 I have visited Morocco, Bali (twice) and Timor Leste. With some difficulty, I have chosen my ten favourite photographs from these trips. I…
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Rick’s Café, Casablanca: You Must Remember This…
One of the highlights of my visit to Casablanca in 2016 was a visit to Rick’s Café, a recreation of the bar made famous by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the 1942 film, Casablanca. Recreation is an accurate word: the film was made almost entirely in a Hollywood lot and the actual bar the…
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The Invisible College Trilogy Available from Essex Libraries
For those who would like to borrow The Invisible College Trilogy, all three books (They Do Things Differently Here, Dust and Shadows, A Perilous Journey) are available from Essex Libraries. Shown here at Chelmsford Library.