by Sarah Thomas | Aug 14, 2023 | Creativity, Storytelling
A monster sits upon the throne of India and Indochina; jilted and hateful he marries a new bride each night, only to execute them the next day. His rage goes unchecked. Silent anger grows across his kingdom, prayers for intervention from bereaving families, but no one...
by Sarah Thomas | Jul 24, 2023 | Creativity, Featured Blogs
Whenbbut In LA in the early 1930s, around 2000 people are arriving in the city per week. Driven by the great depression, they were looking for a better turn of fortune. In the final years of prohibition, black market alcohol was booming, and the notorious LAPD had...
by Sarah Thomas | Jun 28, 2023 | Interview
Blackledge Falling Discography (visit on Bandcamp) Demonstration One. 2012. Limited run of 100 cds. Self released Crucifix 47. Getting Straight (Lou Reed Part iii)) A Mary Jane Scream. Mardi Woman. Demonstration Two. Donald’s Way. 2014. Limited run of...
by Sarah Thomas | Jun 27, 2023 | Interview
In April 2023, Aberdonian outfit Blackledge Falling released its first album, following in the wake of four Eps and a host of gigs spanning ten years. The album, The Kissing Shell is a magical musical journey down the Pictish trail all the way from Aberdeen down to...
by Sarah Thomas | Apr 16, 2023 | Featured Blogs
It’s a sweltering night in a modest Southern Californian home. The sound of coyotes and crickets penetrate the small kitchen as two brothers awkwardly reunite in their mother’s house. One, an ivy league graduate, has come for some peace to work on a screenplay for a...
by Sarah Thomas | Apr 11, 2023 | Interview
Deborah Masson meets me with a giant bosie and loads of warmth, a typical Aberdonian greeting. She is glowing with light for someone who spends so much time conjuring up nasty events for her novels. Her first of three published novels in the DI Eve Hunter series, Hold...