So Long, Tony and Thank You

I’d like to say on the day the real Tony announced that he had brilliantly decided to tear himself away from power with a heavy heart, as the author of the funny satirical novel, Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years, that Tony Blair was without doubt one of the most inspiring Prime Ministers ever…Thank you Tony [...]

Friction Fiction 38, Cars, and the Economy

Today I published the Friction Fiction Podcast Show 38 I recorded on Friday at Libsyn. Here it is on iandsmith.com for downloading or just plain listening. This week I play music from Slumberlords, Ditto, Stanton Delaplane, a great new song from Tommy Mac, and Ashwan. I read two poems from a booklet published by SCAN [...]

Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years The Novel

Tony “Bono” Blair sets out to be CEO with a top Scottish construction company, McCreedie, and meets a strange woman on his journey. “I feel you have been called upon. You’re the chosen one.” He stays in a hotel occupied by American oilmen. He meets the strange woman again, and she warns him to be [...]

Tony Blair in the Wilderness

Here’s a picture of me at Sandbanks on the south coast last week. The weather was just starting to take shape for a great Easter. But Easter is over, and I just posted another chapter of my satirical comedy thriller, Tony Blair: the Wilderness Years at Blogster. I started it in 2000, I finished it [...]

The Centre of Attention

How do I start a blog about the things I do? Maybe, “Hi, I’m a writer…” Maybe not. The header has links to my satire, and fiction, plus some up-to-date photos, and reviews. This is my new central web site in the form of a blog, and a podcast. You will be able to listen [...]

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