On the 29th November, with my partner, Alison Soskice, I was one of the many who attended the last rites of that darling writer, DORIS LESSING. The ceremony was held on the outskirts of London, conducted by a woman of the British Humanist Association. So no religion there, then. placemats” I sat most of the […]
Author: Tim Aldiss
Tim Aldiss is a seasoned SEO and digital marketing expert with over 18 years of experience. As the SEO Partner at Anything is Possible and founder of ThinkSearch, he has led complex SEO campaigns for clients like Imperial College London, HP, and Virgin Holidays. Tim is passionate about the evolving landscape of AI in marketing and actively integrates AI tools into SEO strategies. He also launched The Aldiss Award to honor excellence in world-building across literature and gaming, celebrating his father Brian Aldiss's legacy. Based in Hove, UK, Tim balances his professional pursuits with family life and a love for campervanning.
Doris Lessing RIP
Brian was lucky enough to count Doris Lessing as one of his friends. I asked him for comment on her passing and he had this to say: She had a great sense of humour; I loved the woman… We were good friends and I often went round to her place until she fell ill.
World Fantasy Con Visit #WFC13, Brighton – SF Genre Magazines
Brian is back in Brighton and back in his old stomping ground – the Metropole Hotel – for the World Fantasy Convention this weekend. His visit kicked off with a panel discussing the demise of the genre magazine. He was joined by equally greyed hair co-panellists Robert K Weiner, publisher of illustrated horror, William F Nolan, author […]
Finches of Mars Signing and Book Launch
I was very proud to be able to accompany dad to the launch party for his latest (and possibly last) science fiction novel Finches of Mars. Ahead of the evening’s festivities dad had a session signing books at the legendary Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Atomic Bark! with Brian Aldiss – ResonanceFM
Wednesday 13th March, 9-10pm (GMT) on Resonance 104.4 FM / www.resonancefm.com James DC interviews the legendary author Brian Aldiss, in the first part of a 3-hour interview, for Atomic Bark! on Resonance FM.
A.I. – Kermode apologises to Spielberg
Delighted to see that Mark Kermode has done a u-turn about his berating of the Spielberg-released movie AI which is based on Supertoys Last All Summer Long. Brian spent several long weeks working with Kubrick to create a screen play from this short story but in the end couldn’t find a solution to Kubrick’s seemingly endless desire […]
The Homeless Mind
The fifth instalment of exclusive short stories written by brian throughout September 2012. —————————- On a fine spring night, the moon was all but full. The countryside was hushed and a wind blew across Southern England. That wind carried unusual micro-organisms, brought from a Kent laboratory. The micro-organisms, harmless enough, induced a temporary increased intelligence […]
Various Ruinations
Part 4 in Brian’s September 2012 short story series. —————————— Guy Beckersund flew down from Rio to Montevideo. He found there a capital city standing in crumbling magnificence. He liked it. His film-making habit told him that the city would make a wonderful background for a thriller movie.
The Poetry of Vladimir Lenin
This is the third instalment of short stories from Brian’s month long attempt at writinga short story a day for the month of September 2012. Enjoy —————————– Somewhere in an old dusty book written by a young woman, I came across a line of poetry which runs in English as follows: ‘In the village of […]
The Silent Cosmos
Short story number 2 in a series taken from a month’s long attempt at writing a short story a day in September 2012. —————————— It was Sacred Day 35 by our reckoning and I was so proud. To me was awarded an Aspects of Resistance, Second Grade, by the Master Insuffaller himself. I swore to […]