Exploring the byways of Langkawi by boat Years ago, when I first arrived in Vienna to live, I was unsettled to see quite a few swastikas spray-painted on to public structures, along with some anti-Jewish sentiments that were as vicious … Continue reading
It’s just a week to the presentation of this year’s Aurealis awards for Australian spec fic, taking place in Queensland. Every time any award winners are announced, there’s always talk of how unpredictable these things are, how little they mean … Continue reading
Another photo from the Langkawi holidayI had a radio interview with Grant Stone on Faster Than Light today. (That’s in Western Australia). I don’t think I was very coherent on one question he asked, which arose out of my portrayal … Continue reading
There is a truly wonderful review of the second book of The Mirage Makers, The Shadow of Tyr up at Specusphere, the Queensland site for “fans, users and creators of speculative fiction industries”. You can find the full review here. … Continue reading
Ok, so we established the other day that we writers are totally pathetic, and we look at our Amazon reviews with obsessive regularity to glean whatever drops of approbation we can find to feed our voracious egos… But I am … Continue reading
I am still deep in messing around with Song of the Shiver Barrens, so here are some Langkawi Island photos to look at, all taken from the cable car. Want to see what a rainforest looks like from above? Langkawi … Continue reading
Langkawi Islands (This post is for you, E. Be warned…)When the Noramlys travel, you can almost guarantee that things will not go as planned. Over the years, we have, between us: had a passport stolen in a foreign country (daughter … Continue reading
But first let me show you the answer to yesterday’s wildlife trivia. The answer is a Colugo. Also known (erroneously) as a flying lemur. It’s a herbivore mammal that flies (well, glides actually) using a membrane that stretches from the … Continue reading
What’s that greyish thing on the tree trunk that looks like a bit of curled-up rabbit skin? (Taken outside our chalet on Langkawi.)Clue: It’s about 24″ or 600mm long. Answer tomorrow… … Continue reading
Langkawi is on the west coast, up near the Thai border, a scatter of islands across a green sea. It’s supposedly named after the Brahminy Kite or Helang Kawi. Hence the statue. Here’s the hotel and the chalet where we … Continue reading
