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September 18, 1985

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I grew up in a small Scottish town, Bonnyrigg, to the South of Edinburgh. Having always been a fan of the sci-fi/fantasy/comedy genres (mix and match), my current writing is very much influenced by the work of authors such as Terry Pratchett, Kurt Vonnegut, Rob Grant/Doug Naylor, Alexei Sayle, Douglas Adams.
My short play ‘The Wooden Man’ was used by the SQA as an advanced higher English A level example for coursework, distributed to schools throughout Scotland.
Following my university degree in Music at Napier University in Edinburgh, I moved to London in 2007. There I began to write more in my spare time. The concept for ‘The Day Our Gravity Reversed’ was in its early stages and took three years of writing, rewriting, professional proof
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Easter weekend in Keswick

Apparently when I get my holidays like the Friday and Monday around Easter, it's costing the economy billions (according to the politicians on the magic box). I'll remember this next time I go to make a beverage during work hours. They obv don't call it Nestcafe Gold for nothing.


We went to Keswick over the weekend, which was a much needed escape from city life (although I did become homesick and f

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Published on April 11, 2012 06:43
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“Doesn’t he look just like a ring wraith?” she said thoughtfully.
“Are you kidding?” replied Cathy, “I most certainly won't be carol singing at your door this Christmas if you've got one of those ugly things hanging on it!”
“No, from Lord of the Rings,” said Sue impatiently.
“I'm sorry,” snorted Cathy, “I don't watch pornographic material."
“Have you never read a book?!” Sue snapped. “It's about a small man who travels through dangerous lands to drop a ring into a volcano, it's a classic.”
“Does sound like a small man,” she replied, “can't even face his marriage problems full on.”
Paul Baxter, The Day our Gravity Reversed

“My mum always said there’s a lot of presence in a doorway,” he added, staring into one of the eyes.
A chill of air trickled down her spine, she could feel the eyes upon her, drawing her in, asking questions and tormenting her very being. “Really? How so?” asked Maggie, with interest.
Brick turned his head and presented a puzzled expression. “Well, cause that’s where people come in”
Paul Baxter, The Life (but not the times) Of Barry Finkle

“Doesn’t he look just like a ring wraith?” she said thoughtfully.
“Are you kidding?” replied Cathy, “I most certainly won't be carol singing at your door this Christmas if you've got one of those ugly things hanging on it!”
“No, from Lord of the Rings,” said Sue impatiently.
“I'm sorry,” snorted Cathy, “I don't watch pornographic material."
“Have you never read a book?!” Sue snapped. “It's about a small man who travels through dangerous lands to drop a ring into a volcano, it's a classic.”
“Does sound like a small man,” she replied, “can't even face his marriage problems full on.”
Paul Baxter, The Day our Gravity Reversed

“My mum always said there’s a lot of presence in a doorway,” he added, staring into one of the eyes.
A chill of air trickled down her spine, she could feel the eyes upon her, drawing her in, asking questions and tormenting her very being. “Really? How so?” asked Maggie, with interest.
Brick turned his head and presented a puzzled expression. “Well, cause that’s where people come in”
Paul Baxter, The Life (but not the times) Of Barry Finkle

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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