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The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence 26 May 2011 | 10:26 am
Sometimes a story just clicks with you because it’s the right story at the right time, because it somehow reflects the things you’re going through in your own life. That’s the power of stories, of nar...
The Sagan Series 6 May 2011 | 09:49 am
I just want to share these videos with anyone who hasn’t seen them because I think they are some of the absolute best on YouTube. They really speak for themselves so just watch them, and I’ll put a fe...
The Value of a Few Days Off 24 Mar 2011 | 07:40 pm
(Things are starting to happen in my life, and I’m going to be starting a new HBenjaminPetrie blog soon to tell you all about them and offer practical advice based on my own experiences of trying new ...
Batman/Doctor Who 26 Feb 2011 | 11:50 pm
In honour of the long-awaited release of the third instalment in what is commonly known as ‘gaming’s greatest crossover’, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, I’d like to talk about one crossover that I would love to...
‘Nigger’, and other offensive words 19 Feb 2011 | 08:55 am
*Disclaimer – please note that it is not my intention to cause offence in this post; this is merely a discussion of words which people find offensive. If you were offended by the first word of the tit...
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski 20 Jan 2011 | 10:07 am
I can’t remember where I first heard about it, but somewhere I read that Mark Z. Danielewski’s novel House of Leaves was one of the main inspirations for the MarbleHornets YouTube videos, which has be...
Early Covers for my Book 7 Nov 2010 | 02:39 am
I got my first order of finished books yesterday. Fifteen shiny new copies ready to be palmed off on friends, family and casual acquaintances. The work I put into this book seems like a distant memory...
Exciting New Things No.2: My New Blog 24 Oct 2010 | 02:05 am
Possibly you’ll have checked it out by now already, but I just started a new blog, or rather sub-blog, about videogames and I’m going to talk about it now. The Blog As you may have guessed, I like w...
Exciting New Thing No.1: My Book 17 Oct 2010 | 03:50 am
A day late, here are my two moderately exciting new announcements: my first book, a compilation of short stories, including two brand new ones, is now available for purchase from lulu.com, and I’ve st...
Authenticity over Readability 25 Sep 2010 | 03:35 am
I’ve been going over some of my old stories recently, and I’ve just been looking at one which I posted two versions of a while ago, alternately called ‘A Ghost Story‘ and ‘The Ghost of Sycamore Avenue...
