The Extraordinary Exegesis of Horselover Fat

A movie project in development Logline: A science-fiction writer comes to believe his fictions are actually the real world, and “reality” is really the fiction. A story inspired by (but not based on any of) the writings of Philip K. Dick, and notably the Valis  trilogy. “Horselover Fat” is the alter ego of Philip K. Dick, … Continue reading →

Unconventional Christmas songs

. . . at charity concert to launch my eSongbook, Wednesday Dec 18, 8pm, Glyde House, Glydegate, Bradford, BD5 0BQ. Admission £2. All proceeds to Songs and poems in the eSongbook will include: Continue reading →

Who killed Hilda Murrell?

There are new calls to reopen the case of the murdered CND activist, Hilda Murrell. In my pamphlet, Penetration (published in 1993) I summarised some elements in the case: At the time of her death, Hilda Murrell had been working on a paper on the management of nuclear waste to be read to the Sizewell B … Continue reading →

Casting the Stalin play

See also an earlier posting on the Stalin plays. I am planning to mount a production of the first of my Stalin plays on Sunday, June 22, the anniversary of the German attack on the USSR. This is the first of a series of plays about the life and death of Stalin which I have … Continue reading →

KDshop is almost open for business

Sickness prevented me from opening up on November 30, with full password protection, as originally planned. But the system is now entering its final, preliminary stage, and should be open for business in the New Year. If you go to http://karldallas.com/KDshop/ you can see how it’s progressing (and also enter the Breaking Bad contest – which offers a … Continue reading →

Read the prize-winning Higgs boson book on Kindle

Higgs boson book scoops Royal Society Winton Prize A book telling the story of the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson has won the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize. Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll scoops the £25,000 award for his book The Particle at the End of the Universe. His work beat five other titles that … Continue reading →

Amazon workers face ‘illness risk’

Amazon workers face ‘illness risk’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25034598 I’m still going to use the Kindle format because I can’t ignore the biggest ebook market, but I’m going to develop parallel products using PDF and Lulu. But we need to campaign to get Amazon to treat its workers more humanely – and also, of course, to pay it’s … Continue reading →

Today’s Headlines: Accord Reached With Iran to Halt Nuclear Program

Now what about the Middle East REAL rogue state’s nuclear arsenal? View in nytdirect to your address book. Most Popular | Video | Subscribe: Digital / Home Delivery Today’s Headlines Sunday, November 24, 2013 IN THIS E-MAIL World | U.S. | Politics | Business | Technology | Sports | Arts | N.Y./Region | Magazine | … Continue reading →

3 Doc Who’s . . .

. . . 3 times as boring as one. A missed opportunity. But watching first 4 1963 episodes was a reminder of how original it was originally! Continue reading →

Wyastone Revisited

Originally posted on Eric Craven – Composer:
Once again we converge upon Wyastone for the recording of Piano Sonata No. 8. It is a Saturday afternoon on a quiet M50 towards Monmouth. It is late autumn. The sky is a continuous thick low lying grey cloud which merges with the mist which blankets the surrounding…