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.

Tolkien in Cromer

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Henry Gee

I knew that J. R. R. Tolkien had once visited Norwich, but imagine my shock and awe at the news, communicated by my friend Mr M. A.

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Conferences

Posted on 2 April 2013 by Henry Gee

I’ve just come back from EightSquaredCon, the 64th annual conference of the British Science Fiction Society, which was held on The Ice Planet Hoth in Bradford. As it’s held over the long Easter weekend it’s known as ‘Eastercon’. As SF conventions go, Eastercon tends … Continue reading →

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Very Quick Book Advert , Pass It On

Posted on 30 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Just a quick note from Eastercon, the British SF Con currently taking place in Bradford. I’m doing a promotion of my SF trilogy THE SIGIL. you can download Book 1, SIEGE OF STARS for FREE this weekend only from Reanimus … Continue reading →

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Plagues

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Now, bear with me, I shan’t be long. You see, the mispoche are coming round later and I’ll have to get started slow-cooking a large leg of lamb for our seder. I’ll be leading it, which means that I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Boris

Posted on 26 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Both of you will know by now that in my humble opinion, posterity will view Boris Johnson, the current Mayor of London, as the greatest statesman of this or any other age. Such reaffirmation comes in the wake of a … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy (Again)

Posted on 15 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Here is a transcript of an interview with several Dutch boys. I have made a few changes for reasons that will become clear. Boy 2: I’m happy about bitches being murdered. I am being really honest.

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Age

Posted on 11 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Time was when I could drink eight pints of Tetleys and several double vodkas and turn up, more or less intact, for a 9-o’clock biochemistry lecture. But those days are gone. Yesterday, while I took Mrs Crox and the younger … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #5150

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Henry Gee

I am pleased to regurgitate this signage offered to this column by our North of England Correspondent Mr J. S. of Lancashire.

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Writing

Posted on 4 March 2013 by Henry Gee

I have just read a post by my friend Mr B. C. of Swindon, who as you’ll both be aware is a popular science writer of some distinction (you can sample his books on his Amazon Author Page). A random … Continue reading →

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Pets

Posted on 27 February 2013 by Henry Gee

I am sad to report that Yentl, my pet royal python, has escaped. There’s a little ‘ole in the back of his tank that I thought he couldn’t wriggle through. I was wrong. He’ll probably turn up somewhere, when he … Continue reading →

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