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New Flipbooks – available now

by gbadmin Published May 20, 2022 Leave a comment

I have posted two new flip books today, 20 May 2022.One is a complete story – the killing of Charlotte Hopkins in West Cross in Swansea in1893. https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7702eae330.html The other is my Summer Catalogue for 2022. It lists the books we have for sale on the website and comes with music – (which you can…

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LLANDEILO LITFEST22 – POWERPOINT

by gbadmin Published April 22, 2022April 25, 2022 Leave a comment

Here is a link to my YouTube channel where you can see my presentation at the Llandeilo Litfest in April 2022

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Available Now – Grave Tales From Wales – Volume Two

by gbadmin Published March 16, 2022 Leave a comment

Here is the cover of my new book – Available Now! 35 fascinating stories in 222 pages, including a bonus story – the famous Cadoxton Murder Stone £12.99 from April. Includes packing and delivery Take advantage of a 10% discount for advanced orders by using this code WEB22 Click on the button below to Buy…

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Flipbooks Now Available for Free

by gbadmin Published February 21, 2022February 23, 2022 Leave a comment

I have been turning some of my pieces into Flip books, and tere is now a list of those that are currently available on the Flip Book page in the menu.You can access these stories without charge and in some cases download them for free to your own device, though I think you lose the…

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The Murder of Martha Nash

by gbadmin Published February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Leave a comment

Now available as a Flip Book Yes I have a new toy – a Flip Book programme If you would like to see how it works, then please click on the link below. This one is about Martha Nash, who was murdered in 1885 by her father. It is taken from my book, Swansea Murders,…

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Black Bart – Flip Book now available!

by gbadmin Published February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Leave a comment

I am exploring the magic of Flip Books! In preparation for the release of my next book, Grave Tales From Wales Volume 2, I am releasing some examples of my work in flip book form. This is a clever little e-reader that operates like a book and is especially good on smart phones but it…

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February Sale

by gbadmin Published January 29, 2022February 3, 2022 Leave a comment

I have plans to publish two new books this year. In the spring I intend to publish Volume Two of Grave Tales From Wales – 35 episodes from Welsh History, all inspired by a gravestone. The first volume has sold well, so why not? The next novel in the Rumsey Bucke series, Patagonia Jacks, should…

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Grave Tales From Wales – Update 2022

by gbadmin Published January 5, 2022March 13, 2022 Leave a comment

The book has been selling well in recent months and so we now have new stock available. It examines the stories represented by 30 significant graves from across the whole of Wales, from Anglesey to Pembrokeshire and many places in between You can find out more information about the book by clicking on this link…

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Bread of Heaven

by gbadmin Published December 7, 2021 Leave a comment

I found this story hidden away in The Cambrian newspaper of 6 January 1821. I love it – though it does have the air of an urban myth and, as you know, you can never be completely confident when a story begins in such an imprecise way. We are told that this happened in Reading…

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How Things Do Prosper – 1850

by gbadmin Published December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Leave a comment

The stories about children are always the most moving; they are always the hardest to write about. This one is no exception. A young boy of 11, John Ace, was sent down to Swansea beach at St Helens to collect sand for his father. He was digging at the very top of the beach, near…

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