My New Rom Com Novel – TIGER HUGS on authonomy

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ian

Suki Chen never thought she’d hug a tiger until she discovered the Bar at the End of the Universe where anything is possible, even love. Nineteen year old Suki Chen runs a takeaway next door to the Marquis of Queensbury, a pub run by bachelor Michael Powell, a landlord with a problem, and it’s not [...]

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The House Blog Move and Clifftop Fodder

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Ian

You catch me in a state of flux in my last week at this address running a mobile connection because Tiscali went out in a puff of smoke in last week’s power cut. I’m working on a couple of pieces that I started a few years ago as 1500 word stories. Through a series of [...]

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Christmas Backlog Times Are Changing

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Ian

October, November and December used to be the perfect time to send story submissions to the editors of magazines. Writers are supposed to have other things to do. They’re supposed to be busy with their high-powered day jobs, spending hard-earned credit on presents, and partying so they aren’t in a position to weigh down depressed [...]

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Welcome to Super Mario

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ian

Welcome to  Super Mario. A web site devoted to the amazing skills of Manchester City footballer Mario Ballotelli. It’s  in the form of a blog, so you can subscribe to the feed for free and receive free updates.

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In-Car Valeting Story Published

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ian

In-Car Valeting contrasts physical and social mobility in a world that grows rapidly more divided.

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Ian D. Smith's Writing Credits

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Ian

The Front View (aka The View From Here) (ISSN 1758-2903): Telescopes @ http://tinyurl.com/q88dqv Transmission 6 (ISSN 1752-3729): Nobody Knows a Damned Thing @ http://tinyurl.com/dnmkzd Transmission 4: The North is So Much Better for Youngsters Today @ http://tinyurl.com/c35e83 Nobody Told the Horse, I Hadn’t Even Started and Not Your Problem (Surprising Stories) @ http://tinyurl.com/qnnf5x Think of [...]

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Releasing a Copy of Tony Blair: the Wilderness Years

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Ian

Releasing a copy of Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years through BookCrossing.com in the Oxfam Bookshop Salisbury! Go find it (today, after 3pm GMT). :->

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Attack!!! 10 is Out Now

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Ian

Go here: http://www.ecartilage.co.uk/attack1001.htm for the work of Gethan Dick, Johanna van Fessem, Matthew Giraudeau, Antony Hall, Steve Leighton, Mark Lewis, Andrew Murray, Chris Murray, Rae Rae, Ian Duncan Smith, Ben Platts-Mills, Erica Viola and of course, Wes White.

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Attack!!!! 8 Is Out Now

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Ian

My new copy of Attack!!!! 8 has just arrived from Wes White, and very good it is too. Here’s how to get your copy: “Subtitled “Response: White” because it’s made up of responses to my piece from issue 5, which you can attempt to read here if you like: http://www.ecartilage.co.uk/responsewhite.htm These responses include an audio [...]

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Friction Fiction Podcast Show 42

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Ian

In show 42, I play some great new songs from Myspace: Snow Globe and Take One by Jimmy G, Some Things Will Never Change, and Collide by Ayewrite, Natchoongi Breaked Dub Rmx ft Salman Ahmad by Antony Raijekov from ccMixter.org. Poetry: I read The Insurance Claim by Peter Asher from Poetrymonthly.com. I read my bridge [...]

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