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Banqiao

Posted on October 20, 2018

To read about my visit to the Banqiao Dam in Henan Province, China, in September 2018, click here On 8th of August 1975, about one hour after midnight, the Banqiao …

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Posted on October 20, 2018

On 3rd December 1984, not long after midnight, a runaway reaction in a pesticide factory released toxic gases which blew over the sleeping town of Bhopal, capital of the state …

#SmashStereotypesToBits In a recent campaign to encourage careers in engineering, a group of female engineers stage an epic pillow fight involving catapults, explosions and drones. I watched the IET video and found …

My first visit to Bhopal

Posted on February 2, 2014

I had not realised how beautiful Bhopal is. Working on projects in India, I took the opportunity to visit the city of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. What remains of …

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Back in my happy place…

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Sunny southern sojourn with friends and family and a stonkingly good book. London looking stunning!

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In Houston for the day job, I went back to visit my old house and primary school from when my dad had a sabbatical at Rice University. Fleming park is much smaller than I remember but the fire ants are still there! Highlight was a full Tex-Mex with Theresa and Bhopal expert Kenneth Bloch – plans afoot for a new book.

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Competition time!
Celebrating the re-issue of the Jaq Silver thriller quartet – I`ll send a book anywhere in the world to the first person to correctly identify the exact location of the photo(s) after each book title.
Be specific – the country alone is not enough.
Good luck!

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I swam 24km in 5 days. Hard work?

Try tuna canning, salt drying or sulphur mining…

https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-and-salt

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Goodbye #egadiislands and thank you @swimtrek for an amazing week – 24 kilometres with wonderful guides, fellow swimmers and multicoloured fishes!

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Off to the printers.

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Re-mortgaging the house, Lit prizes, One Book Bookshop, Dukes, Boilers, Les Dawson, Eric the Literary hound, Roast potatoes, Julia Roberts & TV shows.

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More than 30 writers set to star in first-ever Hartlepool Author Showcase https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/334/more-than-30-writers-set-to-star-in-first-ever-hartlepool-author-showcase

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Great to see Ravenglass in @Annecdotist's blog post: Page-turning historical fiction from indie publishers with attitude 🤩 🙏🏻
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