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It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine recently about my work at EIF. You can read the interview below. Thank you to Nick Reeves for the featured image! I explain a bit about how I got started with EIF, and the challenges I have faced growing a business from scratch in... Continue Reading →
If you want to read EIF titles without spending too much, you can now do this with Kindle Unlimited! For a monthly subscription fee, you can read from 1000s of titles on Kindle Unlimited, which now include all EIF Kindle e-books. Please note this is not an advert for Amazon, but EIF and its authors... Continue Reading →
Cassettes frontman Nick Reeves, wearing his favourite corduroy cowboy shirt, sits cross-legged up front at The Ticket Office: an intimate, convivial setting, with something of the inglenook about it. He has a self-effacing and jocund air which woos his audience from the outset, as he teases with the opening strains of the Beatles' 'Yesterday.' He... Continue Reading →
In the next of this (very) occasional series, I take you on a magical adventure to a hidden wonderland, riven out of slate by human hands. About the Cathedral Cave Despite its name, the Cathedral Cave is not, in fact, a natural cave formation. It is a man-made wonder, formed from quarrying operations in the... Continue Reading →
If you are looking for some recommended reading, I have the following book reviews for you from Merril D. Smith, and Ivor Steven/Derrick Knight. Curl up with a cup of coffee and read on... River Ghosts by Merril D. Smith This delightful volume of over 50 original poems is Merril's debut poetry collection, published by... Continue Reading →
I wish to be one of the first to congratulate Nick Reeves on the inclusion of his piece, ‘A Surprising Success: The Maas Ice-Cream Empire 1935-76’ in the anthology Nothing Is More Real Than Nothing, published by Valley Press today. By way of an introduction to the text, Nick writes: I first became aware of... Continue Reading →
Marking their post-pandemic return to the live music scene, Cassettes performed a 25-minute live acoustic set at this intimate North Tyneside venue on Sunday night. I had the privilege of attending and witnessing a seasoned, soulful performance from frontman and founder Nick Reeves... Looking effortlessly cool in lime-green turtleneck, braces and Converse boots, Nick takes... Continue Reading →
I realise it's been almost a year since I wrote one of these! (How did this happen?) I have so much material now, but I've been so busy with publishing activities, family commitments, etc, that I struggle to find time to write them up. The following, however, simply had to be written, for a number... Continue Reading →
Exciting news from EIF's very own Nick Reeves! Follow the link to find out more... The Soap Company return after a six year hiatus with Album 6 (Proper) ‘Creative Looting in Times of Austerity‘. Head honcho, Tony Soap, has pulled … Creative Looting in Times of Austerity/ The Soap Company
Thank you to all who took part in my Citizens' Assembly via earthweal this week. I have submitted our feedback, stories and suggestions to the organisers, meaning they should feature in the first official Global Assembly 2021 report! I really appreciate the care, effort and consideration which participants gave to this challenge. Below you will... Continue Reading →
Experiments in Fiction 