Event: Book Launch- What We Were Thinking Just Before The End

In the absence of our Moz (and human touch) I will be reading at the launch of the second Willesden Green Writers Group's anthology (the first one won a prize, have I mentioned it?) which is catchily titled (ahem) What We Were Thinking Just Before The End (I know, it makes Morrissey song titles titles look succinct).
So if you're in London, and you want to hear some excellent readers (the group is of a really high standard) then please come along. If you want to shoot me, or throw things, perhaps give it a miss.
PS: Big Brother soon! I'm excited despite everything.

Oh Fuck It

I might get an attack of nerves and take this down soon but here's me reading at the Metrowords Event on Thursday. I read two poems and a bit from my novel. I read a bit too fast cos my mum was there so I was nervous. Listen to that thunderous applause. ;-)

Intro

Reading

It's a bit quiet so get your ear trumpet out.

The night went really well I thought, everyone was excellent, especially Elle who actually performed hers rather than read it to her feet like me and Jeff. Haha.

You can hear the podcasts here cos the whole bloody lot appeared by magic over night, like when those pixies did that guys shoes. Amazing. It might be mildly masochistic to listen to the whole thing, though.

And here's Steve's reading. Steve is an excellent writer and he ran the whole night and I think chopped them all up for us, so cheers for that, Steve.

I'm gonna go hide in the corner now.

Metrowords Reading Event: New Short Stories

Is it wrong to write a review of something that I was a special guest at? Only if I write a sugary, glossy review about it, saying I was the star. So here goes... hahaha. Only joking.

It was a very good night (except the boiling hot heat). Anne did a good job setting up and organising. Steve put together a good mix of writers and did a good job comparing (even if some of his jokes fell flat!) and I was very pleased to be invited to read.

As usual some people need to edit themselves a little: I did this by making mine half the length of everyone elses so I didn't have to rush it. I am absolutely terrifed of reading out loud. I hate people looking at me and go bright red.

People were shaking my hand and congratulating me afterwards which was pretty cool- no autographs this time though hahaha.

Not everything was to my taste but it's not going to be at a night like this. I'm used to my writing class where we just rip each other to shreds, not clapping politely!

Everyone read very confidently and it was good to meet everyone and massive thanks to everyone who turned up.

Jeff was ace ('the only black man in the room reading a story about a drugs bust'- his words not mine!): I think we as special guests rocked (but I may be biased). The New Short Stories book looks excellent and the artwork is amazing. Why am I not in it???

The next event is Monkey's Typewriter related next month so we shall be doing it all over again except with our homies (and we might be doing some poems-what a treat! haha). Hopefully my novel will be properly finished by the end of May and then...

I'll start cosmic-ordering Noel-stylee.