It’s always a pleasure to welcomeTim Walker on my blog, and today he is celebrating the publishing of his new book of short stories and poetry. Perverse was published on April 2nd, and I know a lot of people are struggling concentrating on longer novels at the moment, so a book of short stories and poems is the perfect reading material. Below is a poem Tim wrote for his daughter Cathy, and I think you will agree with me that it is beautiful and full of emotion. Full details of Perverse and a profile of Tim Walker are below.
Ode to Cathy
Determined buds push through the snow
And flower in the warming glow
The blooms of parental love and guidance
I watched you learn to sing and dance
Holding hands on our cliff edge walk
You say I never listen when you talk
I reply that I listen whilst I also think
The lighthouse appears as the sun starts to sink.
The tiny black midges do start their attack
As the gloom settles in on our long walk back.
You told me of wolves; superheroes saving kittens
You see, my dear, I always do listen
Whilst I may be going through lists in my head
You might be wondering when next you’ll be fed
You shock me by saying you’d like to study science
Where empirical truths shout out their defiance
To study human nature and why we’re so mean
And find a new drug to cure the capitalist gene
It’s a matter for science, this climate change thing
But we hope common sense will soon spread its wings.
Perverse – a collection of short prose and verse
By Tim Walker
PERVERSE is an eclectic collection of short, snatched memories and random ideas that tumbled out of a monthly spoken word event called The Innerverse. After two years, I had amassed plenty of odd poems and short stories, and began to pull this collection together during corona virus quarantine in March 2020.
‘Perversity’, is an obstinate urge or contrary behaviour; a wilful desire to not conform.
That made me think – life can sometimes be perverse – full of contradictions, disappointments, grief and sheer bloody-mindedness. But despite this, our sense of what is right and our collective willingness to submit to the rule of law, provides a counter balance that somehow gets us through.
I hope you enjoy this collection of verse and prose – a pastiche of my life, a nod to history and current affairs, a wistful look back, a hope for better days, and acelebration of life and all its riches.
Only 99c/99p on Kindle: http://mybook.to/perversebook
Paperback only £$ 4.99: http://mybook.to/perversepaperback
AUTHOR PROFILE – TIM WALKER
Tim Walker is an independent author living near Windsor in the UK. He grew up in Liverpool where he began his working life as a trainee reporter on a local newspaper, The Woolton Mercury. A media career ensued, including a stint overseas in Zambia.
His creative writing journey began in earnest in 2013, as a therapeutic activity whilst recovering from cancer treatment. He started an historical fiction series, A Light in the Dark Ages, in 2015, following a visit to the near-by site of a former Roman town. The aim of the series is to connect the end of Roman Britain to elements of the Arthurian legend, presenting an imagined history of Britain in the early Dark Ages.
His latest book is Arthur, Dux Bellorum, a re-imagining of the story of King Arthur, published in March 2019. Book four in the A Light in the Dark Ages series, it won two book awards in April 2019 – One Stop Fiction Book of the Month and the Coffee Pot Book Club Book Award. The final book in the series, Arthur Rex Brittonum, is due out in June 2020.
The series starts with Abandoned (second edition 2018); followed by Ambrosius: Last of the Romans (2017); and book three,Uther’s Destiny (2018). Series book covers are designed by Canadian graphic artist, Cathy Walker. Tim is self-published under his brand name, timwalkerwrites.
Tim has also written two books of short stories, Thames Valley Tales (2015), and Postcards from London (2017); a dystopianthriller, Devil Gate Dawn (2016); and two children’s books, co-authored with his daughter, Cathy – The Adventures of Charly Holmes (2017) and Charly & The Superheroes (2018) with a third in the pipeline – Charly in Space.
Find out more about the author at – http://www.timwalkerwrites.co.uk
Author Website: http://timwalkerwrites.co.uk
Amazon Author Page: http://Author.to/TimWalkerWrites
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/TimWalkerWrites
Twitter: http://twitter.com/timwalker1666
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