Tales From A Harrogate Caravan

The Crown of Ashes

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A failing gymnastics club, a controversial cosmetic surgery, and a hidden relationship. Denise built an empire on appearances. Mara wanted the truth. Neither of them realised what the truth would cost.

The Quantum Bond

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A scientist on a frozen moon makes first contact through a single entangled particle, and must choose between protocol and connection.

The Iron Wind

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A tale of obsession, steel, and the Severn Estuary. In 1824, Thomas Telford nearly drowned crossing the river to reach his lover. One hundred and forty years later, the bridge he dreamed of would finally span the water.

The Darling of Bradford

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A dark comedy in five chapters, loosely adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Darling.

The Knocking on the Door

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A chemist in post-war Munich, a pot of soup left on a lit stove, and a knock at the door in the middle of the night that no one can explain.

The Falcon

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A tale of misadventures while hunting

The Anchored Dead

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A gale breaks at three in the morning and leaves a silence heavy in the lungs. By dawn, something has drifted through the gap at Robin Hood's Bay — no lights, no hail, just a shape in the fog. A gothic novel of the North Sea coast, its photographers, its fishermen, and the dead who refuse to stay anchored.

The Magpie of Agecroft

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A sharp lesson in Pendlebury about flattery, a silver watch, and the price of seeking approval.

The Man Who Praised Too Much

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A sealed sandwich, a bench outside St Augustine's, and a man who knows exactly what to say. Freddie has not eaten since yesterday and he wants Charlie's lunch — but he does not ask for it. A short story about flattery, favours and the price of wanting to be liked.

The Sunsets Over Rydal

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A chance encounter by the water becomes a promise that lasts a lifetime.

The Lake That Loved Us

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Molly arrives at Lake Windermere looking for quiet, and finds a man carrying two coffees and looking lost. What follows is a lifetime — a marriage, an argument about an anniversary, and the same bench beside the same lake, fifty years on.

The Fifth of November

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A modern Leeds thriller. A group of men meet in a quiet Alwoodley house to plan an act of violence for the fifth of November. One of them begins to have second thoughts.

The Rain Over Leeds

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A body in a passage off Briggate. A wallet still full. An address in Seacroft hidden in the dead man's coat. Frank Salters has one question — not who killed Daniel Mercer, but who wanted the address found.

The Duke of Rutland

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A Victorian romance: the Duke of Rutland falls for an actress who refuses to be reshaped by his world. At Belvoir Castle, in a garden maze, he learns that loving someone is not the same as owning them.

The Duke of Atlantica

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A Victorian tragedy in four chapters. A duke, an actress, and a title that cannot command fate.

After Someone Dies

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A practical guide for bereaved families, executors and administrators. It follows the journey from the first days after a death through to the final distribution of the estate, in straightforward language, covering England and Wales.

Understanding the Hoarder

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A book for anyone affected by hoarding: family members, friends, support workers, professionals, and the hoarder themselves. It bridges the communication gap between what a hoarder feels and what others need to understand, showing why hoarding is never simply about possessions, and why safety, dignity and trust must always come first.

Say No to Fly-Tipping

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

Fly-tipping is one of the UK's most serious environmental crimes. It blights our countryside, drains public money and can expose households and businesses to fines and prosecution. This practical guide explains the hidden dangers, the true cost, and the safeguards every customer should insist on.

The Press That Eats Children

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In a forgotten mill town, an abandoned printing press begins printing stories that haven't been written yet. The problem: every story ends with a child's name. And when the ink dries, that child disappears. A tale about guilt, silence, and the price of stories we choose not to tell.

Frankenstein and Dracula: A Most Inconvenient Courtship

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A darkly comic gothic novella in three chapters. Mary Shelley has just acquired two suitors. Neither of them is entirely alive.

Patzers

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Resonance

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In an age of constant noise, we have lost touch with the silent, unseen forces that govern our existence. Resonance is a profound exploration into the fundamental interconnection between mind, body, and the universe. Through a synthesis of science, philosophy, and the metaphysical, this work reveals how the vibrations within our own thoughts act as a bridge to a deeper reality. This is an invitation to look beyond the surface of life, to harness the power of attraction, and to finally understand the beauty of truth which is yourself.

Tarot

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Unlock the ancient secrets of the cards. Throughout the centuries, the Tarot has served as a powerful tool to make sense of the past, navigate the present, and illuminate the future. From its mysterious origins in Egypt to the grand courts of 15th-century Milan, the Tarot has evolved from a simple card game into a profound system of divination and occult wisdom.

This essential guide breaks down the rich symbolism of the cards, leading readers through the transformative journey of the 22 Major Arcana and the elemental forces of the 56 Minor Arcana. Whether you seek personal revelation, creative intuition, or a deeper understanding of the world around you, every page offers the insight you need to unlock the strength, passion, and stability waiting within the cards.

Discover what your future holds.

Alzheimers in Atacama

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

Two ancient Incan lovers have spent centuries enduring endless, agonizing reincarnations through major historical events. Now trapped in a modern care home, severe Alzheimer's has made Thomas and Mary forget who they truly are. Only two young Greek caretakers choose to listen to their strange, fragmented tales of these past lives. As the end draws near, the caretakers must help them remember each other one last time, or their souls will remain trapped in this world forever.

Scardale

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Scardale is set in a mining village in the county of Yorkshire. Elsie Davey is the last inhabitant of Scardale. She befriends a young reporter, Lucy, and begins to tell her the tale of a few of the village’s characters from time past. There is the story of the shameless Ronnie Hardaker and his suffering wife, Mary. There is the trip to Scarborough and the even more shameless story of Ethel, Edna, and the colourful character of Daisy Doodeck. Scardale is an entertaining short story from start to finish.

We Are All Vampires

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

We are all vampires, but some of us are more vampire than others.

We're not talking about the blood-curdling, drinking vampires of the past. No, the modern vampire is more sophisticated and is everywhere in society, seeking only the energy of another person. In modern psychology, we call this contemptuous creature the narcissist.

Whether they are a husband, a wife, a partner, or a boss in the workplace, this contemporary predator survives by daily draining their victims of life. We Are All Vampires exposes the hidden mechanics of this psychological drain, helping you identify the toxic narcissists in your life—and confront the hidden traits within yourself.

Tales From A Harrogate Caravan

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

Tales From A Harrogate Caravan is an entertaining collection of stories stretching from the cavalier sixties to the modern day. Through a panorama of characters and action, the book shows how times and society change, and how the characters in the tales try to adapt to those changes—and not altogether successfully.

Proper Tea for Proper Blokes: Why the Artisanal Coffee Shop is Ruining Britain

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The greasy spoon is the engine room of the nation. The artisanal coffee emporium is beard oil and damp grass.

Wassily Kandinsky — Yellow-Red-Blue (1925)

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An exploration of geometry, colour, and the spiritual forces that shaped one of the Bauhaus's most important paintings.

Piccadilly Gardens

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Piccadilly Gardens, a poem by Gemma Bright, capturing the rain-soaked misery and quiet isolation of a Manchester afternoon.

I Killed a Man Once

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A dream, a house in Portland, and a kitchen knife that felt too real.

Why Busking on The Headrow is Rubbish Now

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There was a time when walking down The Headrow in Leeds meant you might hear proper singing. It is just a racket now.

The Wet Route Home

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The Wet Route Home, a poem by Tracy Singleton.

Poetic Duels – Viking Times

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How Viking poets fought with verse rather than swords, and why the duel survives in Iceland today.

Rhapsody in Blue

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A poem on Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, from the listener's seat.

The Philosophical Perambulations of a Superior Mind: A Phenomenological Walk through Leeds alongside Shakespeare, Lincoln, Socrates, and Johnson

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A perambulation through Leeds in the company of the greatest minds history has produced, and the one it has yet to recognise.

The Watchtower and the Inferno: Similarities Between Dante's Inferno and Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"

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Reading Dylan's 1967 song as a modern, compressed version of the structural logic of Dante's Inferno.

Head Ransom

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The 10th-century skaldic poem Egill Skallagrímsson composed overnight to save his life, with the Old Norse and the Penguin translation.

Do I Miss My Brother?

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A short elegy for a brother who died at birth in 1959.

Commentary on Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky

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Painted in 1923 during Wassily Kandinsky's tenure at the influential Bauhaus school, Composition VIII stands as a landmark masterpiece of geometric abstraction.

The Salford Routine

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A poem about Salford — the drizzle on Pendleton, the walk along the Quays, and the quiet conviction that somewhere else the real life is happening.

The Last Great Skill of Accountancy

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

On AI, the death of billable hours, and why the only skill the profession has left is explaining why being replaced is an exciting opportunity.

From Heath and Wilson to the Politics of the Present

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

On Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, devaluation, the three-day week, and why the modern political class has inherited the problems without the patience.

The Nasty Uppishness of Jumped-Up Literary Agents

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

On the velvet rope, the jargon, and why becoming a literary agent does not make you the Archbishop of Literature.

The Metaphysical Decrepitude of the Common Market: A Nietzschean, Marxian and Freudian Excavation of Kirkgate Market

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A Nietzschean, Marxian and Freudian excavation of Kirkgate Market — on fishmongers, butchers, bakeries, the stink of ordinary existence, and one man's quiet certainty that he alone has understood the place.

Manchester Arndale

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A Saturday afternoon in the Manchester Arndale, seen without sentiment: phones, screaming kids, a bloke asleep by the cashpoint, a thousand lives jammed into one bad building.

Men Ride BMWs Whilst Ladies Ride Harlies

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A partisan field guide to Britain's two motorcycle tribes: the BMW rider who crosses three countries before breakfast, and the Harley rider who has polished his chrome so thoroughly he has forgotten where he was going.

Why the Leeds Open Mic Competition Had to Die

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A veteran open-mic singer on a scene that now rewards imitation over voice, and an argument for letting the competitions go so that somebody can finally stand on a stage and sing.

The Ontological Persistence of the Common Idiot: A Nietzschean, Freudian, Marxian, Chaplinesque and Benny-Hillian Phenomenology of Woodhouse, Leeds

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0000

A Nietzschean, Freudian, Marxian, Chaplinesque and Benny-Hillian phenomenology of Woodhouse, Leeds — and of the figure who survives every attempt to redevelop him.

Afterlife

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Afterlife, a poem by Olivera Andonoska, on living the afterlife of the ancestors and carrying the descendants.