Engineer. Writer. Swimmer.
Posted on November 18, 2024 in News
I popped in to BBC Radio Tees to talk with Gary Philipson.
You can hear a recording here – 1:20 to 1:32 – (starts one hour and 20 mins into the show).
A great deal of fun.
Sunny southern sojourn with friends and family and a stonkingly good book. London looking stunning!
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.
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!
I swam 24km in 5 days. Hard work?
Try tuna canning, salt drying or sulphur mining…
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-and-salt
Goodbye #egadiislands and thank you @swimtrek for an amazing week – 24 kilometres with wonderful guides, fellow swimmers and multicoloured fishes!
This week #PhosphateRocks e-book is only £0.99 in UK
Who doesn`t love a story about a demolition gone wrong? @raine_clouds_writes @lesleykellyauthor
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phosphate-Rocks-Death-Ten-Objects-ebook/dp/B0CTRRXKNY
PS: The audio book narrated by @rain.goblin is pretty special too
August 8th is the 50th Anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster.
I went to visit.
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/beware-sleeping-giants
A quarter of my sales this month were overseas for the very first time!
Massive thanks to all those fine Canadians for topping the list. Say Hi if you see this.
https://fionaerskine.com/
On my way to Harrogate today
https://open.substack.com/pub/fionaerskine/p/harrogate
Say hello if you`ll be there
What makes the perfect handbag and how much is it worth?
https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/the-perfect-handbag
I have news!
Stellar thanks to @SFcrowsnest for a stirring introduction - to #TheLye and to #agentjarrold for his immense courage. Watch this space…
Novelist Carolyn Kirby discusses the apparently radical shift in men’s fashions during the late 18th century and the invention of the ‘masculine’ style that still dominates menswear. https://historiamag.com/invent-masculine-fashion/ via @HistoriaHWA
I have news. Exciting news...
https://fionaerskine.com/news-item/exciting-news/
Have you had a look at the brilliant Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby yet?
Following a gender fluid character making their way in 1700s Whitehaven, this emotional and beautifully written globe trotting adventure is available with 25% off this Christmas!
https://share.google/AvrhJUHaVtFa9TVnK
Happiness is a train journey with a seat and a good book #lner #thesaltoracle
Excellent post - thank you @GalleyBeggars @GonzaloCGarcia
Ongoing serialisation of
#PhosphateRocks continues as the mystery deepens
Chapter 27: Broken Sunglasses - Features - The Chemical Engineer - https://goo.gl/alerts/EVCA3x #GoogleAlerts @IChemE
So pleased with this great spread in December's @WritingMagazine 😍 #histfic
Fascinating article about a truly brilliant book!
Wow! 🤩Thank you @CumbriaLifeMag for this gorgeous spread in your November issue!! 💖 #RavenglassNovel #Cumbria #Carlisle #Jacobites
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