In Britain we have Guy Fawkes Night during which we light bonfires and explode the sky with fireworks to celebrate the fortuitous apprehension of Guy Fawkes and his compatriots on November 5th 1605 – known as the Gunpowder Plot. Guy was part of a conspiracy to blow up Parliament and with it, King James I of England. Fawkes and Robert Catesby were hoping to lead a Catholic revolt because the King and the authorities had slipped in their Catholic tolerance. The rebels were hanged until semi-conscious, had their ‘privy parts’ cut off, then beheaded. It was my fortune to be born in Hannover on November 5th , brought to England when I was five and so everyone in Britain celebrates my birthday, whether they know me or not!
For my birthday I was given DVDs eg of the delightfully funny Frankie Howard’s The Runaway Bus, and Bergman’s Wild Strawberries, books, whisky and a set of dumbbells. I’m not sure which to tackle first!
Also on my birthday I heard that a short horror story of mine, CHICKEN, is to be in a fine collection SHRIEKS AND SHIVERS published by The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector. There’s blurbs by Graham Masterton, Susie Maloney and a foreword by Bentley Little. Look, there’s a trailer here.
Again on my day of deliverance celebration I find I am featured in an author’s blog. I’d forgotten I’d been asked for this information so it made me laugh to see it again here.
http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2014/11/06/reserved-for-author-geoff-nelder/
I had fun with my camphone while on a bike ride this week. See if you can tell where the mirror is on my bike. It’s a kind of shadow selfie.
