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About beshemoth

Mainly making art, making wine, writing and gardening. Having a life only as the above allows.

Beshemoth is not dead and is technically an Author! Announcing the ‘Women in Practical Armour’ anthology

Posted on August 12, 2015 by beshemoth

Oh look, its been two months since I came back from Iceland and I still haven’t finished writing up the tale of my non-adventures. Other things that haven’t happened since then: finishing the upstairs of Beaky Hoose (although the plasterers are thumping … Continue reading →

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Iceland, Day Three: In which Beshemoth is horribly, horribly hungover but discovers a Cure

Posted on May 24, 2015 by beshemoth

Damn you, Snorri No.10 beer, I felt exceedingly rough all day today and I didn’t even have that much. So that was the G-Monster driving again (hey, I have only just started with this driving lark, and we’re on the … Continue reading →

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Iceland, Day Two: In which Beshemoth goes to Reykjavik and meets Icelandic People

Posted on May 23, 2015 by beshemoth

As predicted, the weekend dawned dim, with clouds covering the majestic mountains across the valley so thick you couldn’t even have guessed their height. Also, it was already threatening to rain. For some reason I felt far more at home. … Continue reading →

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In which Beshemoth fulfills the lifetime dream of going to Iceland

Posted on May 22, 2015 by beshemoth

So I’m heading up to the end of another year, another decade, even, and to mark the occasion I’m having a Milestone event. And I’ve always wanted to go to Iceland because it has everything, seriously. Vikings, glaciers, volcanoes, geysers… … Continue reading →

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The Beaky Blog O’Doom – Spring 2015

Posted on May 21, 2015 by beshemoth

Nearly summer already, what. Must’ve missed spring, being busy or something… Which does not mean Beaky House is finished or even that we’ve moved into it, naturally. Although progress has been made – we now have an actual working kitchen, … Continue reading →

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Short story time – “Polyanna”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by beshemoth

And now some crappy sci-fi i wrote back in the late autumn of 2014, for there is no better time for writing crappy sci-fi, right? Polyanna Even after all this time, I remember my first sight of Anna. My first … Continue reading →

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The Beaky Blog O’Doom – 2015. As far as Valentine’s Day, anyway

Posted on February 18, 2015 by beshemoth

New Year’s day set the pattern for the year so far; feeling deflated but not quite dead, we went out to Beaky Hoose and worked like bastards. We ventured into the shed, and discovered that someone had apparently been throwing … Continue reading →

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The Beaky Blog O’Doom – 2014

Posted on February 18, 2015 by beshemoth

So, it’s been nearly twelve whole weeks since we made the ill-advised decision to get a really cheap house that needs everything done to it. Lets see how it’s going, shall we? I should disclaimer first: a big list of … Continue reading →

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2014 in a (long rambly) nutshell. Part the third – crass materialism

Posted on January 9, 2015 by beshemoth

So, the G-monster had now been living under my roof for six months without any murders, or even any maimings, which suggested it might be time to look at taking a larger step. Specifically, taking a step into a larger … Continue reading →

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2014 in a (long, rambly) nutshell: Part Two. Abandon the previous plan and run!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by beshemoth

Being 5/12 of the way through the year, and already having sunk lots of money I didn’t quite have in hopes being a Proper artist, (not to mention, sitting in a pit of a flat, surrounded by dozens of unsold … Continue reading →

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