I’ll be reading at a few upcoming events here in London!

On Sunday, June 22, you can come to the free Quick Fictions event on the final day of the fantastic Literary Kitchen Festival.  It’ll be 2-3pm at the Peckham Pelican in South London, but get there on time –   Quick Fictions short stories are very brief (300 words or less)!  I’ll be reading my short story ‘Nabateans,’ which should later show up on the very nifty Quick Fictions app from Myriad Editions –  rated one of the Top 10 Apps by The Sunday Times last year.

On Wednesday, July 2, I’ll be performing at L A Noble Gallery in Dalston, East London. It’ll be an evening exploring their current exhibit on Johanna Ward, whose art “draws upon myth, fairy tales, private emotions, and environmental destruction” (i.e. right up my alley).   Johanna herself will give an artist talk, followed by spoken word performances from myself and some of my fellow writers at Goldsmiths.  Only 5 pound entry, from 6:30-8pm!

Other than these bits, I’ve been traveling a lot recently (Paris, Newcastle, Jordan, Cumbria, and Belfast).  In Newcastle, I was a guest at the fantastic Thinking Digital 2014 conference, where I learned a great deal about a whole load of things I don’t normally think about (i.e. the design of the new XBox system and other techie things).  Later, I tromped around Hadrian’s Wall on my own, and a few days later continued haunting Roman ruins on a much-needed holiday in Jordan.  I also went to Petra, which has been on my must-visit list ever since I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  GO TO PETRA if you get a chance.

In fact, I wrote the short story ‘Nabateans’ while on the flight back from Jordan, inspired by  my trip to Petra.  So you can hear my take on it at the Quick Fictions reading on June 22 and later on their downloadable app!

Petra selfie! Me in front of the Treasury building, rather sweaty from trekking down the Siq