Tade Thompson's Blog, page 22

“In order to be able to harness our imagination constructively, we require the capacity for undirected fantasy and the learned skill to structure thoughts.” Andrew Sims, Symptoms in the MindFiled under: Uncategorized

Reading: ‘The Golem and the Djinni’ by Helene Wecker ‘The Immortal Iron FIst’ by Fraction et al Listening to: Peter Tosh, ‘Downpressor Man’    Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: books, comics, downpressor_man, graphic_novels, music, peter_tosh

He followed me home from Oahu.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: art, carving, hawaii, oahu, photography, picture, travel, wooden

  So, I’ve been travelling. No big deal; visited volcanic islands of the South Pacific (hence the volcanic rock above). More on that later. I’m flying back to England and there’s this lady beside me. She’s dressed in a traditional … Continue reading →

I am not gone, True Believers. I’m travelling. Right now I’m in Honolulu and expect the kind of desultory travelblog that I do, unless something strikes me as particularly vivid. I am determined to catch up on my reading and … Continue reading →

  Connor. Nuff said. This is the guy who fixed my washing machine. I drew while he worked. My missus, who was out at the time, said that was a creepy thing to do.  Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: art, draw, … Continue reading →

Steampunk World Anthology You all know that Steampunk World Anthology now has a Goodreads page, right? My story Budo or The Flying Orchid is in it.  Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: author, books, budo, flying_orchid, steampunk, steampunk_world_anthology, writer, writing

‘Bicycle Girl’ in Upper Rubber Boot Books My story Bicycle Girl is to be published by Upper Rubber Boot Books as a standalone single. It’s the closest to hard sci-fi that I’ve ever written. Also included in the series is my friend … Continue reading →

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: kashmir, led_zeppelin, music, rock

‘Thor: The Dark World’ is as expected. 3 out of 5 stars. It’s enjoyable pap with a high rewatcheability factor. Hemsworth is great casting for the hunky but slightly dim-witted god of thunder. I just wonder why the plots of … Continue reading →