If you like theatre that’s a little more impromptu than usual, why not come along to the next Script Factor evening at the York Theatre Royal on November 15th? Five writers bring alongfifteen minute scripts and find actors to fit them on the evening. The pieces – either complete or extracts from larger works – …
Today I posted the 100th Mitchell cartoon over on my Mitchell pages. Considering he came from a quick doodle, Mitchell quickly established his personality and I’ve had a lot of writing and drawing him. I hope to do so for a long time to come and hope you enjoy what you see and read. For …
Today I posted the 100th episode of Story to Nowhere! It’s certainly been an interesting journey so far, trying not to think too far ahead, discovering the characters and what happens to them as I go along, not knowing if it will work. I still don’t know if it will work, but I’m finding it …
Yesterday evening I visited Leeds where I attended an evening with Alan Bennett, an event for Script Yorkshire members. It was an incredibly enjoyable evening as you’d expect from such a man. Hi book, A Life Like Other People’s, is among my favourites.
There is no Story to Nowhere episode today – sorry. I was so busy over the weekend doing tasks around the house and visiting June in hospital that I simply didn’t have time to fit it in. I managed to do two Mitchell cartoons, the first of which appeared yesterday, but so far I haven’t …
I’ve been wondering about the future of Story to Nowhere, but rather than be hasty about it I decided to give it a bit of a re-vamp and see where that would take it.
It feels like I’ve returned from a long trip where my chance to connect to the internet has been severely restricted. However, the phone line has been fixed and my broadband service has resumed so I can catch up on a few things. I’ve already posted updates to Mr. Smoozles and Octavius and a new Mitchell cartoon will be posted tomorrow, then hopefully the full schedule will resume as normal.
I was looking at my site log for yesterday and saw that there was hardly anyone visiting the Story to Nowhere pages. My impression is that it’s been like this for a little while – perhaps the initial impetus was lost when I put the strip on a short hiatus a while back. Perhaps it’s …
The Effect of a Thousand Butterflies
By Steve Ince
In my dream I cannot see her face for the cloud of butterflies that surrounds her. What I’m able to glimpse through the occasional, fleeting gap – her hands, her legs, her hair – suggest a delicacy of form. Her skin is white, almost devoid of any colour and contrasts sharply with the tangles of dark hair that fall forward, which in turn adds to the difficulty of catching sight of her features. She raises her hands towards her face and although I cannot be sure I feel she is screaming. I hear nothing of that sound, yet I hear the beating of the wings of a thousand butterflies, amplified loudly, reverberating like organic helicopters on patrol.
Control
By Steve Ince
My attempt to control the outcome of the game with my mind worked, much to my complete amazement. It’s not every day you discover you have amazing powers of mental control. Of course, I wasn’t going to tell anyone around me what was happening or they might think what I was doing was unfair, but the way I look at it is that I’m just a fan urging the rugby team he supports to do well.
Gemma Noon, who seems to be out for some kind of interviewing record with the number of people she’s interviewing, asked me to be one of her interviewees a few weeks ago. The result has just been posted on Gemma’s blog, The Literary Project. Thanks for making sense of my ramblings, Gemma.
I’ve started updating Story to Nowhere again. I’m now in part two of the story and I’m looking to post new episodes on Mondays and Thursdays for the time being. For those who are unfamiliar with Story to Nowhere, you can start reading from the beginning if you wish to catch up. This is a …