The Portable Slatcher
In 2017, turning 50, I decided it was time to collate the best of my published and unpublished writing. The Portable Slatcher Volume 1 collects 15 years of work – … Continue reading
Best British Short Stories 2020
I am very pleased to have been included in Salt’s Best British Short Stories 2020 with my story “Dreams are Contagious” which appeared on line at Litro magazine last year. … Continue reading
Retcher & Doppelganger In Lockdown Episode 1
Many years ago I wrote an ongoing serial about Retcher & Doppelganger, two itinerant fools, a la Vladimir and Estragon or Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Gildenstern. Their “episodes”, comic and surreal, … Continue reading
New Music
2020 sees the release of ONLY EVER DOING WHAT’S EXPECTED OF YOU IS A TRAGEDY PART 1 and PART 2 – 2 new full length albums (my 36th and 37th) … Continue reading
“Dreams are Contagious”
New Story “Dreams are Contagious” is now online at Litro US. A story about Donald Trump, dreams, East European app developers, geek sex, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Bitcoin and Pizza Delivery, its … Continue reading
The Alan Smithee Experience
Last Thursday saw the fourth performance of the Alan Smithee Experience, an occasional musical collaboration between me and David Gaffney, at the Golden Lion in Todmorden as part of Anthony … Continue reading
Best British Short Stories 2018
I am more than pleased that my story, “Life Grabs”, which appeared online at Empty State in 2017, was picked out by editor Nicholas Royle to appear in Salt’s annual … Continue reading
A Few Words
I don’t get asked to do many commissions as a writer, even when my interests and approach would make me an obvious candidate, so it was particularly rewarding earlier this … Continue reading
Clancy is 50 by Bonbon Experiment
The new Bonbon Experiment album – 10th since resurrecting the name in 2007 (and 35th in total) – is now available to stream and download. A strong collection of 10 … Continue reading
Last Days of the Midland
Alongside Nicholas Royle, David Gaffney, Sarah-Clare Conlon, Sarah Butler and Elizabeth Baines I performed at the Didsbury Arts Festival in July as part of the RE/Place(d) event. My story “Last … Continue reading
