Typewriter (Revisited)

I wrote the following ‘article’ in response to the success of Tom Hanks’ book Uncommon Type, which accounted for 85% of short story book sales in the UK in 2017. I have never read his book (apart from angrily glancing at it in the local library) so I cannot give an honest opinion on the …

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Busy times, in terms of writing: not only am I committed to producing a short story collection This Could Be Our Finest Hour by 4th May 2021, I have also taken it upon myself to produce a short novel (or long short story, depending upon your standpoint) before the end of the year. Not too …

Dear Tom Hanks

Dear Tom Hanks, I am ever so pleased that your book of short stories - Uncommon Type - has sold fifty billion copies (I know - I could be exaggerating those numbers).  Sales of your book have proved that the short story form is alive and kicking, and that there is still hope for the …