Michelle Franklin
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2015 in Fiction (and other things…)
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It’s almost over. The turkey’s been stuffed, and stuffed again. The three wise men are still treadmilling their way across the mantlepiece, in the hopes of reaching the Advent Candle by New…
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2015 in Photos
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If you’ve been following my photography posts (search “photo” in the box at the top), you’ll know I’ve been a fairly industrious sort of a bee in 2015. I’ve shot a number…
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Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister 1945 – 2015
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By now, you’ll have heard of the untimely passing of Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, frontman and bassist of the legendary Motörhead. At this time of grief and heartburning memory, the band are asking…
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Muses of Fire – Notes from a small experiment
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While tidying up my desktop before New Year, I found some notes from a little experiment I did over the Summer. Over a week, I tried a bunch of records I hadn’t…
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New Photos: Maximo Park on Drowned In Sound
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This month’s excuse to sweat for Drowned In Sound came in the form of Maximo Park, as they celebrated the 10th anniversary of seminal debut album, A Certain Trigger. Yep, another nostalgia…
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Incoming: In the Digital Dreams of NewCon Press…
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More on 2016 releases from me – and this time, I’ve got some fiction news for you. As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations, NewCon Press are releasing Digital Dreams – an…
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New Photos: Editors and The Twilight Sad on Drowned In Sound
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Hoi! This month, Drowned In Sound sent me back to tha Toon to capture Editors and The Twilight Sad doing their thing at the O2 Academy. This was my first time seeing…
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Fantasycon 2015: Where you can find me… *UPDATED*
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Now that all that half-marathon business is out the way with, on with the next thing. And the next thing is this: This weekend, I’ll be at Fantasycon 2015, which takes place…
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New Photos: The Polyphonic Spree on Drowned in Sound
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Following the Kingsley Chapman and the Murder set from this week’s Photo Friday, those sterling chaps at Drowned In Sound have also uploaded my shots from The Polyphonic Spree‘s recent Newcastle show…
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New Poem: The love of a season in Fox Spirit’s Winter Tales
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Fox Spirit Books have revealed the line-up for their new Winter Tales anthology. Edited by Margrét Helgadottir, the line-up includes new tales from Adrian Tchaikovsky and James Bennett… and new poetry from…