non-programming

Short story collection: A Pocketful of Lies, December 2006

As a prelude to the relaunch of short-story website Quiet little Lies (a relaunch which is long overdue), I'm distributing in print a seasonal special for 2006 called:

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Oxfringe 2007

I'm helping to organise a literary night towards the end of March: read on, and sign up for free if you're interested.

In the shadow of the official Oxford Literary Festival lurks… Oxfringe, an independent fringe event for local writers and new talent. We’re hosting a one-night session of stories, poetry and hilarious musical acts (time permitting) on 22nd March '07 in the St Aldate’s Tavern, opposite the main Festival venue of Christ Church.

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Efficient petitions

Those of you who signed it will probably already know, but the government replied to my petition about efficiency ratings. You can read the petition and its signatories too.

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Oxfringe 2007: more events announced

There've been some exciting developments with the upcoming Oxford Fringe: Oxfringe has teamed up with On The Fringe, another local creative group with official festival recognition, so we now have even more events planned.

Throughout next week (March 20--25) there'll be Fringe events every lunchtime (12.30--1.30) in the café at Blackwell's on Broad Street. It's open-mic, so come along and bring something to read out, or just come along to hear the freshest new talent in Oxford.

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Twittering on and on

This week will be a busy week: between Oxfringe, newly-discovered other fringes, and the ever-present official festival I may not be near email as often as I normally would. To this end I've put a Twitter box in the right-hand column of this blog. It's a nasty piece of Shockwave Flash but it at least means you should be able to find me if you fancy coming to the same events as me.

Home is where the heart-shaped souvenir is

Remember in the days before blogs, when we used to have homepages? Well, technically I suppose I still have one, separate from my blog. How retro is that, eh? My online presence is so fragmented (arguably because my offline presence is that of a genre-flitting dilettante who can’t just sit still for five minutes) that the index of www.jpstacey.info is still not my actual blog, even in 2007.

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Short story collection: Stones and Bones

Last year I released a collection of short stories called A Pocketful of Lies. Anyone who wanted a paper copy could get one delivered for free, and in early 2007 I released the PDF online too.

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Short stories: finalized table of contents

With the completion of the final story, to the point of general legibility, I can announce a provisional table of contents for my free-for-the-first-50 extravaganza of short stories:

Stones and Bones

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Working out chaotic things

I’m so impressed with Radiohead. I was a fan back in the days of The Bends (y’know: before they literally, if not metaphorically, sold out), and have more affection for Pablohoney than most. But in an era when it’s trivial to get whatever music you want for free off your mate who happened to buy it, they accepted that fact and gave alternative distribution a whirl. And maybe it worked and maybe it didn’t: it depends on who you’re talking to.

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Final call for free short stories

Stones and Bones is being produced this weekend. Want a copy? Be quick and stick your details down here. I’ll print extras, of course, but only up to a round number.

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