Ian Hunter

Writes, reads, comments, used to know stuff, wants to keep bees and be a jazz drummer.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

@gollancz Hi, I sent my novel the other day, but didn't an acknowledgement email back, is that because you didn't get it, or because you've been swamped?

[Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell1]

Signed.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

@garygibsonsf I usually get my black tea from under the counter in a brown paper bag.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Halloween traditions on a Scottish island in the 1930s, great, creepy photos. There's nothing like cleaning out a sheep's head to make a mask, the young uns have it easy these days.
https://t.co/dBN7xInNQq

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Noooooo! A huge part of my youth has just disappeared.

https://t.co/D80CJVKemJ

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

I've got a story in the Glasgow SF Writer's Circle Covid-19 charity anthology. Cheers to Neil Gaiman for lending me his beer when the story first came out way back in 2008.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

#xponorth Murder at the Manse is the first cosy crime adventure of Petunia Halbard the Ms Marple of the Caribbean who has returned to her Scottish roots to find a body in the basement and she hasn't even unpacked yet!

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Just back from Drownload, er, Download.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Heads up BBC, this Friday isn't 29 Feb:

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

I should have bought this bench!

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Went to Biggar Museum yesterday, lots of old dolls on display, creepy!

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Happy National Poetry Day, this year's theme is "change", so

CHANGE

Ah

the Edinburgh Book Festival

where you can buy

a pint and a packet

of ready salted

and still get 20 pence back

from a tenner

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

https://t.co/sUwQkF4iSI

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Back from our usual week in the East Neuk which started with a cricket match.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

What to do with the dog when she dies, I wonder...

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

The dog rolling in the snow.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

Me, reading poems about this guy last night.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

@BritFantasySoc Congrats.

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

A holiday snap:

[Ian Hunter @ianhunterishere]

@neilwilliamson @ruthmidget @elizawchan I'll second that.