by Derek | Aug 26, 2017 | Movies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hqh7lwaNKw&t=9s I watched Strike a Pose – which is available on Netflix now – twice this week, and cried both times. I found it both heartbreaking AND inspiring, the sadness coming from the idea of people not quite...
by Derek | Aug 20, 2017 | Writing
Well hey there. It’s been a while. What have you been up to? Me? Oh, I wrote a book. Another book. I think – save for a post celebrating Danny’s first birthday – I last posted here when I was in South Africa last October. That was the week I started work...
by Derek | Aug 1, 2017 | Writing
OK, this is huge news (for me). I’m on the Long long (long) list for the Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, and it’s the first time I’ve ever been on a good list, as opposed to one of those “People we’ll round up when our day comes” ones. I am genuinely excited....
