• DOORS INTO THE DARK: A Day of Weird Fiction (CONFERENCE REPORT 26/9/2026)

    On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on the panels I attended and they form the basis of this rather long post,

  • THE GALEON ANDALUCIA

    THE GALEON ANDALUCIA

    The vessel is a unique replica of the Spanish galleons that, for three centuries, linked Andalusia and Spain with America and Asia… I have a fondness for maritime history and love visiting preserved museum ships and replicas of original ships. So when Facebook flagged up the Galeon Andalucia’s visit to relatively nearby Coleraine Harbour, I was definitely interested.

  • The Inaugural NORNCON 8-9th May 2026 – Convention report (Part 2)

    The hour long panels were timetabled at one and a half hour intervals, which allowed some circulation time and an opportunity for moderators to gather their panelists in The Green Room, tempting them in with tea, coffee and hotel biscuits. As activities moved into the afternoon, I got to my first guest of honour interview,…