by Jackie Bailey | May 19, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In which I am asked the question, what does a teleporter actually look like? It was 10.06 pm when the phone rang, about three days since the events of my last self-publishing post. “Jackie?” “Yep, Hoang, how’s it going?”...
by Jackie Bailey | May 18, 2009 | Everyone's daily horoscope
Hello and welcome to the week ahead! This time around, you’ll find the dimension of space-time bending in upon itself (as it is wont to do), curling around your ears and tickling your cheekbones. Sudden memories of past days will feel as real as the one in...
by Jackie Bailey | May 12, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In which I drink an LSD which changes my life forever. In Part 8, I had just managed to locate the brother of the artist, Hoang Nguyen, who had done the picture I had fallen in love with. I gave the man my manuscript and all I had to do was wait, and pray, and try...
by Jackie Bailey | May 10, 2009 | Everyone's daily horoscope
Hello and welcome to my new, weekly horoscope! I was doing my crystal ball a disservice, too much work and too little pay. Now let’s hope it will be in it for the long haul. This week will start on a chilly note, and a hood on your jumpers (both physical and...
by Jackie Bailey | May 7, 2009 | Random insights
I have a sore index finger on my left hand, which is making a’s and e’s a bit of an effort tonight. That’s an advance apology for typos. I’m looking for you guys to share your practical advice on the juggling act of a creative life and paid...
by Jackie Bailey | May 6, 2009 | Let the people speak
Well, at least some of the people…and what they have said: 1. Change this blog template to make the comments appear more obviously and so it is easier to leave a comment 2. Keep doing horoscopes, but if you must cut back, then weekly is ok 3. Keep telling the...
by Jackie Bailey | May 3, 2009 | Let the people speak
Hey there punters. I have done some hard thinking about what I should be doing on this blog, thanks to some emails and comments from you guys, and I think I need to modify what I’m doing. Frankly, trying to write a horoscope every day is killing my blogging...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 30, 2009 | Everyone's daily horoscope
It’s May Day! Sound the bells! You may feel awash with weariness, one thousand per cent glad that the week is drawing to its close. You may want to sit and crankify in a corner, developing an over-hanging upper lip and a penchant for saying “If I had my...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 29, 2009 | Everyone's daily horoscope
Bouncing from morning through to noon today, you’ll see the balls everywhere. Coy, shy, little spheres, making their way from ceiling to floor just for the joy of flight. Big, ponderous, ballooning bubbles, with snaking noses and giant eyes, sloping the path...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 28, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In the last post about my quest for self-publication, I recounted my trip to Paddington markets to find the man who had done the drawing which now hangs in my study, who I knew in my heart was the person to illustrate Mr Middleton. It was 3.30 pm and my friend D and...
