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.

Bone

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve been meaning to highlight Zygoma, a great blog by my friend Mr P. V. of Lewisham. Among other things, he offers, every Friday, a mystery object the identity of which his readers can solve over the weekend. The object … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice Area 51

Posted on 3 March 2011 by Henry Gee

There is no intelligent life in Cromer. I am only visiting.

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Creationism

Posted on 2 March 2011 by Henry Gee

A nice little old lady of Mrs Crox’s acquaintance came up to Mrs Crox in the street and gave her a pamphlet which she thought might be interesting, as it mentioned me. I sighed – it was Christian literature in … Continue reading →

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Civitoma

Posted on 1 March 2011 by Henry Gee

Now, look, if what follows gets a bit sweary, you only have yourselves to blame. Mrs Crox, who is a journalist who’s been working remotely for ages, is just about to lose her job – and is unlikely to find … Continue reading →

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Frontlines

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Henry Gee

Just got time to carve a word, or not even that – simply to mark two stories I found today on teh interwebs. This one, on the teaching of evolution in US schools following the 2005 Dover trials; and this … Continue reading →

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Discrimination

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Henry Gee

Those of you who know me well will realize that any signs of feminism that might make themselves felt in the mind of Crox are soon tempered by the brute facts of biology. Equality of opportunity, equality in the workplace, … Continue reading →

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Patterns

Posted on 27 February 2011 by Henry Gee

The summer after my second year as an undergraduate I had the amazing opportunity of a summer job, working in the Natural History Museum, at the Department of Palaeontology. It was an excellent introduction to fossils for this wannabe palaeontologist. … Continue reading →

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Music News

Posted on 26 February 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve just posted some music news on my occasional music blog, here – for those interested. It’s a bit steamy.

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Fountainous Fables

Posted on 23 February 2011 by Henry Gee

My vitals fair explode with pleasure at being able to announce the Second Coming this forthcoming SF anthology: Fables from the Fountain, edited by by SF author, superfan and publishing supremo Ian Whates, is an hommage to Arthur C. Clarke’s … Continue reading →

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Unknown Again, Naturally

Posted on 19 February 2011 by Henry Gee

Just in case you’re around, I’ll be in London on 1st March, waffling directionlessly about various themes connected with my forthcoming tome. It’ll be a somewhat uninformed unformed ramble, so think of it as less of a lecture, more a … Continue reading →

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