Watching the sad news about the Libyan floods back in September 2023, I was reminded of my first visit to that country... Back in 1981, I was sent there to obtain research data. It was just a couple of months after the USA shot down two Libyan fighter jets over the Mediterranean. Maybe not the …
Category: Uncategorized
Wishing you the very best of Christmases!
Christmas is coming up fast, with a New Year close behind. Let's all hope for a calmer year ahead. And a huge welcome to my new followers! Lots of new stuff coming next year, new novels, more about YouTube, and more promotional goodies! Have a great Christmas with family and friends and I'll see you …
FaceBook Interview with Bob Goddard
I've been quiet for a while. Reason? My Long Covid returned with a vengeance - serious brain-fog and physical lethargy. I was zombified for weeks. But here I am again, rising from the depths. I’ve been mentally blocked from making creative redrafts following the developmental edit of “Revolt”, hence the beta-reader phase is postponed. But, …
Father’s Day Thoughts
On Father's Day last month, my thoughts turned to my own father. Born into social housing in the industrial city of Bradford, he ended his days in a bungalow near the beach in Yorkshire. A working man, holding down two jobs and fixing up our first house, he still found time to spend with my …
GREECE
Wow! What a month. First, the UK’s annual Easter Sci-Fi and Fantasy convention in Birmingham, where I met old friends and made new ones. (KLM’s failure to provide the flights I’d pre-booked and my interaction with a bullying security guard are another story.) I finally arrived home bearing Covid (just a sore throat and a …
Pre-Easter Treats
As we look at rising prices around the world, it's good to know you can at least save on your reading costs this month! Keep reading to learn how. First, a quick update My latest release, EXODUS!, will be available in paperback in late March. The sequel, REVOLT!, will hit the shelves mid-year. I'll be …
Coincidences?
My wife and I were watching the news a few weeks ago when the terrible USA arctic blasts hit the country. The announcer said it was minus forty degrees. My condolences to those affected. My wife asked if that was the American report in Fahrenheit or a European translation into Celcius. I did a quick …
A Merry Christmas!!
Here we are again, snow on the roof in the north and beachside barbeques in the south. But it's Christmas everywhere!(Also Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Mid-Winter Fest, Yule, and belated Rohatsu.) Have a wonderful time... feasting, family and friends, not to mention gifts! Many of you will be getting Kindles, notepads, or gift vouchers in your stockings. …
Apples?
I was describing a futuristic device in my upcoming novel "EXODUS!" and tried, "the size of a small apple". Hmmm... It occurred to me how often apples appear in fiction and myth, a veritable harvest:- Garden of Eden (probably not an apple, but apples get the blame) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (poisoned apple) …
Long Covid Years
Hi! Back again! I know some of you have missed me these past few months. Apologies. Heard of Long Covid? It's a long-term after-effect of Covid-19 infection. For about a year, I suffered apathy, lethargy, head-and-eye pain, and brain-fog. Not good for a writer. I came to a dead stop. During that year I lost …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
You must be logged in to post a comment.