Events

Regularity and capacity and optimism

bookselling, regular, time 22nd July 2021 Events, Musings 1 Comments

A while ago, I remember listening to some advice on blogging, which emphasised the importance of being regular. It’s not bad advice – a blog which only gets updated every six months or so is not a blog which will … Continued

Guess what else is coming home…

bookselling, events, football, memes 10th July 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets, Other Things 1 Comments

‘Coming home, it’s coming home’ is one of those things that was a meme before memes were a thing.25 years down the line, a football song made less irritating than many others by its wistful self-deprecation has been hauled into … Continued

Almost like the Before Times

books, bookselling, comeback, Covid 24th May 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets 1 Comments

It was about this time last year that someone said something about the Before Times – I’m not sure if the phrase originates with The Stand or some other apocalypse classic – but it was the first time I’d heard … Continued

Feels like a real comeback…

bookselling, comeback, future, kinky traders 4th May 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets, Musings

Yes, there’s still uncertainty and yes, a lot of things are being announced with ‘this may change depending on government guidance/infection rates/circumstances’, but there is a feeling of real comeback going around. Keep an eye on my profiles on Twitter … Continued

In an alternate timeline…

#eroticon, authors, bloggers, conferences, social, writers 13th March 2021 Events, Musings

… It would probably have been Eroticon this weekend. In an alternate timeline, this previous post would have been rather more on the mark, perhaps. Lastyear’s Eroticon was, understandably, cancelled a few days before it was due to happen, … Continued

Time to motivate with dates

bookselling, fetish trading, kinky market, LAM 7th March 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets

Someone called it ‘pandemic brain’ when I was whining about memory glitches and just Not Getting On with things. They were probably right (and yes, I did go and google dementia symptoms as I am old enough for it to … Continued

Kinky shopping and other things that are still possible

bookselling, fetish venue, kinky shopping, small busiesses 23rd October 2020 Events, Fairs and Markets

There are still some places to go, even as the potentially terrible winter draws closer. There seems to be something of a reduction in noisy puritanism as well, with an increase in support for those businesses doing their best to … Continued

LAM Late Summer Fete

fetish trading, kinky shopping, LAM, naughty books 16th August 2020 Events, Fairs and Markets

In a week’s time, I’ll be hauling myself and a slightly alarming amount of luggage to the semi-wilds of Bedfordshire for the second live open air event of this strange plague summer: LAM’s Late Summer Fete. While I have managed … Continued

LAM on the Farm

books, bookselling, fetish market, kinky shopping, LAM 2nd July 2020 Events, Fairs and Markets

Don’t know about you lot, but I’ve had this song on the brain most of the week, ever since the news came though that LAM is coming back, at least for one day. It’s been a long, strange few months, … Continued

Eroticon 2020 Virtual Meet and Greet

#eroticon, books, erotic writing, events, sex blogging, writers 9th March 2020 Events, Other Things

With only a few days to go, everyone’s getting deliciously sticky with excitement for this year’s Eroticon. Even though we are aware that, as someone said, it will be a matter of fewer hugs and more handwashing this time. Part … Continued