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September is ‘Shroom-time!’

Last even’up, the skies finally broke over Winchett Dale in a thunderous series of cracksplosions that herald the last of Summer and time of Autumn’s plenty.  And with it, the saztaculous knowledge that ‘shroom-time’ is here once again, causing plenty … Continue reading

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People are the ‘real majick’…

Just three weeks ago, Jacqui and I sat down in ‘the potionary’ to try and work out how to promote the third and final book in the Matlock the Hare trilogy – The Trial of the Majickal Elders. So, let’s … Continue reading

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Goole – Perpetual ‘tryer’, or long-beaked egotistical glopp-up?

Today, in an occasional series of Winchett Dale character profiles, we sit down and interview Goole, the self-styled ‘king of the Trefflepugga-kraarks’ about his frequent physical injuries and colossal lack of success in what appears to be an entirely fruitless … Continue reading

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Witches & The Vroffa-Tree Inn…

Sitting in a vast cavern on a small raised island and surrounded by an underground lake, The Vroffa-Tree Inn makes an arresting sight for the first time visitor.  Access is via a small wooden bridge, leading over to a garden … Continue reading

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Dripples, Helpers and ‘Saztaculous Matlock Folk’….

Dripples, when first encountered, are perhaps the least likely creatures to be a majickal-hare’s ‘familiars’. But then, really, how many hares are also likely to be majickal?  And yet, there’s no doubting, as you watch a dripple making and pouring … Continue reading

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Conformity, Genre and Dudge-Whammets…

‘Describe your books in Ten seconds…’ ‘It’s sort of a bit like Lord of the Rings, only with more laughs.  And with animals.’ ‘Get out’. Last night, at the end of a weekend which left many wondering just how it … Continue reading

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