Monthly Archives: August 2008

A ‘Verse Full of Scum – Episode 30

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August 31, 2008

So we reach the end of Volume 6 of A ‘Verse Full of Scum. There’s only four more episodes and an epilogue to go, which will be posted over the next four weeks. I’ll post the final episode and the epilogue together. I really hope you’ve enjoyed it so far and go on to...
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Speculative Realms – Anthology

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August 24, 2008
Speculative Realms – Anthology

A friend of mine (and quality writer) has put together an anthology of short fiction called Speculative Realms. It’s a collection of short stories from authors all over the world, all following the theme: Where there’s a will, there’s a way. The stories were all chosen through a fairly rigourous selection procedure, so this...
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A ‘Verse Full of Scum – Episode 29

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August 24, 2008

A little late in the day, but still just about on schedule. You’ll find Episode 29 of A ‘Verse Full of Scum on the Serial Novella page now. In this episode, Ghost learns a little more about his role as described in the Sanctuary’s holy book and discovers that he’s rather more involved than...
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Kids these days

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August 18, 2008

We really do live in the generation of people that can’t remember what they had for breakfast. Call me a crotchetty old bastard (go on, I don’t care), but it seems like people really have no memory for the greats and classics any more. Take this as an example. It’s a fairly safe bet...
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Watchmen – the movie

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August 18, 2008
Watchmen – the movie

This is something that has me seriously concerned. Alan Moore’s awesome graphic novel Watchmen is still one of the most influential graphic novels ever written. It set the stage for what can be achieved by the collaboration of great writers and artists. It proved that comic books didn’t have to be Wham! Holy catsuits,...
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Welcome to the website of author Alan Baxter.

I write dark fantasy, sci fi and horror, ride a motorcycle and love my dog. I also teach Kung Fu, hence the Warrior Scribe tag above. A friend once referred to me that way and I liked it, so it stuck. Learn all about me and my work by clicking About Alan just below the header.

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