Tade Thompson's Blog, page 11

Originally posted on where ghostwords dwell:
���They weren���t grates,��� says my supervisor��when I ask. ���They were part of a cage. You weren���t meant to see.��� I remember the furry thing and my mind recoils. I do not want to know.…

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Lazy sketch to go with a lazy post which will be little more than a link dump. I’ve been reading: Ecko Rising��by Danie Ware. Gone Girl��by Gillian Flynn. “It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just … Continue reading →

Filed under: art, photography Tagged: art, brighton, graffiti, photography, photos, pictures, street_art, travel

Originally posted on From the Beloved Country:
Today was the cover reveal day for the US edition of Aliette de Bodard’s upcoming novel, House of Shattered Wings. I remember Aliette talking about this novel before it was the novel and…

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Lawino Magazine is out today.��It’s an African fiction and poetry eMagazine, with a particular focus on Uganda. That there’s a cover painted by me in acrylics. Yes, it’s bloody, but there’s a murder story. I had no choice. Available in��html, … Continue reading →

Greetings. Here’s a sketch. Now, then. My short, dark story THE MONKEY HOUSE is up today in Omenana issue 2, available at all good Interwebs. Go read it. I’ll be here when you get back. Finished? Okay, so remember my … Continue reading →

It’s interesting scanning this. In real life it looks more orange than yellow, but the background primer was yellow and it seems to have bled through to the scan. Acrylic on acrylic paper, 30 x 40 cm  Filed under: Uncategorized … Continue reading →

Ink and a dash of watercolour.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: creativity, draw, drawing, ink, paint, painting, pencil, photo, photograph, photography, photos, picture, pictures, sketch, sketchiness, watercolour, water_colour