Pattaya Beach by John Elray
Pattaya Beach By John Elray A Common Tale of Woe Told in an Uncommon Way Review by Owen Jones When I was given this book by it’s author because he had heard that I lived in Pattaya, it was two…
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Category General
This section covers posts that in general do not fit into other sections easily. They will mostly be made by admin on whatever I am adding at that moment, which is usually something to do with writing, publishing, websites, eating or Thailand, which is where I live :-)
Intellectual Property Theft
Intellectual Property Theft We all know that intellectual property theft is a big problem, but most of us tend to think first of pirated DVD’s and Asia, or most likely China. I don’t know how fair this is, because…
More Addams than Gothic Vampire
The Disallowed A Story of Modern Vampires by Owen Jones More Addams Family than Trad Vlad Gothic Vampire Review by Barry Boy I can virtually guarantee that you have never read a book that purports…
Real Modern Day Vampires
Real Modern Day Vampires ‘Are there real modern day vampires?’ It is one of those obscure questions that can be answered on many levels, with several eliciting the answer ‘yes’ and yet others the answer ‘no’. Why is that?…
Review of The Megan Series
The Megan Series A Spirit Guide, A Ghost Tiger, and One Scary Mother! by Ceri Carpenter Review by Owen Jones I have read all eleven titles in the Megan Series so far, so I will review the series as…
Full Disclosure by Eric J. Gates
Full Disclosure By Eric J. Gates Review by Owen Jones Full Disclosure is about the power that the state can wield to fool its citizens into believing anything that it pleases, whether for good or bad…
Are Vampires Real?
Are Vampires Real? Many people ask themselves: Are vampires real? You might think that it would be mostly children who would ask this question, but many adults wonder about it too. Many people think that the vampire legends started…
Kindle Fire HDX
Kindle Fire HDX I wouldn’t say that I consciously resisted buying an e-reader, but I certainly didn’t rush into it either. However, I found a good reason for buying one last week and opted for the Kindle Fire HDX.…
Tweeting and Hashtags
Using hashtags (#) is a major way of letting readers search for content that they want to read. On other media, they are called keywords...
Diary – Monday 23 June 2014
I don't keep a diary as such, but I do like to record special days. June 23rd, 2014 is one such day for several reasons. Please read on...
Kiss of Death
When I go off someone of something, that is the kiss of death for me. I doesn't happen often at all, but it invariably final...
Pattaya – Fun or Sin City?
Pattaya – Fun or Sin City? Pattaya is a large seaside resort situated on the north-eastern side of the Gulf of Thailand. It is about 160 km from Bangkok or an hour’s taxi ride from the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport.…
Bpom’s 100 Days
Bpom’s 100 Days Seven years ago, a neighbour’s dog, that we used to feed sometimes, got pregnant and so we started to feed her more as her owners were often at work. One day, Da, the dog, disappeared and it…
Why Men Have Nipples
Why Men Have Nipples When I was a boy of about seven or eight years of age, before I became far too self-conscious to enquire about such things, I asked my mother what the nipples on my chest were…
Dead Centre – Owen Jones’ Latest Novel
Dead Centre When a bomb goes off in Scheherazade’s, a posh department store in Baghdad, leaving nearly 200 people dead or wounded, the authorities and the police think that it is just another routine case of it’s type and appoint…
Read an e-Book Week
This is Read an e-Book Week! Hi Readers! I’ve got some great news for you. For one week only, I am heavily discounting my e-books at Smashwords for the annual ‘Read e-Books Week’. Coupon codes are on the site and…
Stubbornness, Pride, and Age
Stubbornness, Pride, Age and Being Wrong It’s funny how stubbornness, pride, age and being wrong often go together Some people readily admit it when they are wrong and say sorry. Some do it grudgingly, while others just find excuses for…
Behind The Smile – The Trilogy
Behind The Smile: The Trilogy 27/2/2014 “I thoroughly enjoyed reading all 1/2/3 BTS books even though I was getting annoyed in book 2 with Lek’s selfish and self-centred attitude regarding the house and her image and standing in the village, but fell over laughing with…
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