Author Archives: Henry Gee

About Henry Gee

Henry Gee is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist, who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets, inasmuch as which the contents of this blog and any comments therein do not reflect the opinions of anyone but myself, as they don't know where they've been.

Writing Spaces

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Henry Gee

At the beginning of his memoir Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall, Spike Milligan wrote After Puckoon I swore I’d never write another book. This is it. I know, I know, I swore I wouldn’t, either.

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Apples for Sir Isaac

Posted on 18 February 2014 by Henry Gee

You might remember (either of you) that last summer I paid a visit to the old Norwich Fire Station, which was, back then, just about to be converted into the Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form, a sixth-form college devoted to … Continue reading →

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Gut Feelings

Posted on 17 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Decisions, decisions. The job as a manuscript editor at Your Favourite Weekly Etcetera largely consists of making decisions – whether to consider a manuscript for publication, or to send it on its way elsewhere. Because we receive a very large … Continue reading →

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The Great War Remembered #4

Posted on 16 February 2014 by Henry Gee

“The Last Post, Confits-De-Canards, 1916″, by the Cromer Poultry Great War Re-Enactment Society.

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Science of Middle-Earth: New Paperback Edition

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Henry Gee

The printing history of The Lord of the Rings is reputedly one of the more complex and tangled issues in modern publishing history. Matters aren’t quite so fraught for The Science of Middle-earth, my own contribution to the canon. For … Continue reading →

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Echinoids

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Here is a small collection of fossils. I’m posting this to celebrate the recovery of the second one along on the bottom row, found by me earlier today on Cromer East Beach while Crox Minor and I were walking the … Continue reading →

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Cats for Kites

Posted on 7 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Mrs Crox has just passed me a story on some unforseen consequences of the present inclement weather. The full story may be found here.

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Marvelous Maths

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Henry Gee

I love maths. My adoration of maths has, however, been largely unrequited. Having long since abandoned my one-way devotion as hopeless, I have recently been forced into a number of startling episodes of nostalgia, now that Crox Minor (15) is … Continue reading →

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The Great War Remembered #7

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Henry Gee

‘Mess in the Trenches, Chemin-des-Dames, 1916′, by the Cromer Poultry Great War Re-Enactment Society.

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Pet Supplies

Posted on 1 February 2014 by Henry Gee

Americans do love collecting leftovers for their dogs. I took this picture at the highly recommended Ironworks BBQ restaurant in Austin, TX, last month. Over here we are a little less free and easy about what our dogs consume, as … Continue reading →

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