Hauling Like A Brooligan

Stephen Gallagher

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  • Perspective

    First published as a guest editorial in Kimota magazine, 2014 I couldn’t be an editor. There are so many stories. I don’t mean the kind of stories an editor actually looks for. I mean some of the stuff they have to deal with. Stories of writers, invariably new to the game, demanding that you sign…

  • The Day I was Offered The Prisoner

    It was back in the early 90’s. I was at a meeting with Debra Allanson down in Soho Square. Her boss at the time was David Cunliffe, and he did a drop-by. He said they had access to The Prisoner TV rights and would I be interested in tackling a new version? I didn’t even…

  • On Adaptation

    Adapting is not a matter of reformatting. Adaptation is re-imagination. When you’re reading prose, the incidents may run as vividly in your head as when you’re watching a movie, but don’t let that mislead you into thinking that there can’t be that much difference between them. Back in 1997, Pumpkin Books published the full text…

  • Horrocks, Capaldi, and the Rain That Never Fell

    The first time that he saw her was across the parking lot of a motorway service area. It was about a quarter to midnight, and it had been raining. He could see that she was tired and cold and that she’d probably been on her feet for some time. She didn’t look much more than…

  • Blackwood: a fairy tale

    That stocking-filler time of year approaches… This year’s chapbook offering is Blackwood: a fairy tale, a 69-page novella that was original to my Plots and Misadventures collection from Subterranean under the title The Blackwood Oak. It gets a bit dark, so it’s flagged for readers of 10 years and up. All profits to Doctors Without…

  • Doctor Who at 60

    As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations The Guardian is running a series of soundbite interviews with people closely associated with the show throughout its long run. My anecdote’s in there, in the first group of a dozen. I gave a little more than was needed… I could say it was to give flexibility in…

  • A To-Do List

  • Scarred for Life

    The Scarred for Life project began as a series of (two) hefty volumes surveying “the dark, scary pop culture of the 70s and 80s”. Then it became an online presence, and now it’s a podcast series in which a weekly guest brings along three traumatising memories from their childhoods to share with host Andy Bush…

  • Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank, 20-23rd July 2023

    Bluedot festival is on 20-23 July and plays host to some of the biggest names in science, comedy and music. This year it’ll be headlined by Grace Jones, Roisin Murphy, Pavement, Leftfield and a special Thursday Opening Concert with Max Richter and the BBC Concert Orchestra at the iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire” On Sunday…

  • Trailer: The Peculiar Book Club

    On Thursday, July 13th at 7pm EST (that’s midnight in the UK, so it’s lucky I’m a nightbird) I’ll be dropping in for a live-streamed chat with Brandy Schillace and The Peculiar Book Club. Regular membership and all past YouTube shows are free. While some of the club’s events are for VIP subscribers only, this…