Owen W. Knight – Speculative Fiction Author
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Dust and Shadows: BBC Essex Interview with Tony Fisher 4th July 2016
I thoroughly enjoyed my interview on BBC Essex’s Tony Fisher live today. This was a follow up to my February interview on the same programme, when we discussed book 1 of my trilogy, They Do Things Differently Here. I was delighted to hear that he had read Dust and Shadows (book 2) all the way through.…
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They Do Things Differently Here: Extract
When the Walden family moves to Templewood, teenagers Emily and Peter find that leaving the City for ‘a quieter life in the country’ is the least of their problems. Bubbling beneath the surface of their new home are challenges that could change their world forever, and end ours. Templewood is an isolated community that is…
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Jimbaran Fishing Village, Bali
If you ever have the pleasure of visiting Bali and enjoy eating fresh fish, Jimbaran, just a few miles south of the airport, is the place to visit. Enjoying an exquisite, leisurely meal at one of several restaurants, ideally at a table laid out on the beach, is not the only pleasure. The colourful fishing…
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BBC Essex Interview Scheduled for 4th July
Good news! Another interview with Tony Fisher live on BBC Essex Monday 4th July to discuss Dust and Shadows, book 2 of The Invisible College trilogy.
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June 2016: Suffolk Show
The Suffolk Show is always enjoyable, whatever the weather, for its mixture of animals in competition, colourful machinery, food, flowers and fashion, as well as a whole range of other agricultural and domestic products and services on sale. The livestock competitions generally start well-organised, as is the case with the Percherons, above. The heavy horses have…
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Steady Sales of Dust and Shadows Continue
#DustandShadows, Book 2 of my Invisible College Trilogy, still in a respectable position in Amazon rankings
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Cremation Ceremony for a Balinese Prince
I arrived in Ubud, Bali, on Sunday 8th May having learnt that a public cremation procession and ceremony was taking place for a royal prince, Cokorda Putra Widura, who had recently died young from an asthma attack. Preparations had been under way for several days; the procession was scheduled to depart from the Royal Palace…
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May 2016: Fox Cubs, Little Baddow
I took a break from writing to walk in the late afternoon sunshine. I am fortunate to live in a small village surrounded by countryside, including a large expanse of National Trust woodland. After leaving the minor road to take the lane into the woods, I noticed the young fox, above, about twenty metres away,…