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Ian R Thorpe
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My career as a Management Consultant ended after I was paralysed by a brain haemorrhage 8 years ago (I'm almost fully recovered) It was an opportunity to return to my first and most cherished ambition, writing. I publish little, it seems unimportant now when I can find readers on the net, but I do occasionally write for newspapers and mags in the UK and also feature on radio programmes. It is far more important to me, having reached burn out once to do what I enjoy rather than that which I may gain materially from.
Writing influenced by Spike Milligan, Tom Sharpe, Steinbeck, Kafka and many others. Poets I like include Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Browning, Andrew Marvell, Shelley, Ginsberg, Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath etc. etc. My fave poet in the whole world ever though is Janet Caldwell. To be quite honest I'm not sure it is just her writing that attracts me. (How's that for wearing my heart on my sleeve Janny-babes. And me an emotionally retarded Englishman too.)
My current project is the building of a Multi Media site to feature verse, prose (fiction and non fiction,) writing on travel, art, nature, and philosophy all available in Audio, Video and text. Its a big job.
Birth Place: Manchester, United Kingdom
Accomplishments: I keep getting my arse kicked for not promoting myself enough, so:
Ian Thorpe has won writing awards for poetry, fiction and factual journalism.
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Books
|  | A Stroke of Luck by Ian R Thorpe
Free e-book. A Memoir of Recovery, the medical professions wrote me off, it sounds heavy but is good fun - read the reviews. Will be out in paperback late in 2004 but if you can't wait I am now in the process of loading it as 20 stories here at AD. Download each as they come online or read here.
Update; DEC 2, 2004 The Book will be on sale next week. Return to this page for details of where to...
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Ian Thorpe Web Site
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| A Two Faced Poet by Ian R Thorpe
Publication of thes muilti media collectof 45 poems has been delayed due to technical difficulties with the publisher (they are not geared up for true multi - media and I do not think background music in midi format and short video clips are really adequate for today's market.
The collection will appear early in 2004 through a different publisher.
Meanwhile I will continure building a prev...
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| Dimensions of Mystery by Ian R Thorpe
Following the abandonment of the 3 - in - 1 project due to irreconcilable differences on marketing policy with the publisher this collection will no be published for some time now. Watch this space.
A collection of 8 stories, some of almost novella length, and all having a mystery theme.
Extracts and previews of all will be provided at my "stories" page but this will be an ongoing project....
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Short Stories
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 1 by Ian R Thorpe
Chapter One of my memoir of the early stages of recovery from a life - threatening brain haemorrhage that left me paralysed on the left side. Other chapters will follow at regular intervals.
At th...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 19 by Ian R Thorpe
The final chapter. To revisit chapter 18 or go back to the start of the book use the links at the beginning....
The Stranger's Field by Ian R Thorpe
This tale of medieval weirdness tells of a village tyrant and bully who terrorises villagers. Even in our spohisticated modern world people can be oppressed by a bullying boss, an overpearing parent o...
Mr. Wilde's Farewell(weirdness) by Ian R Thorpe
Another Halloween season trip to the top of the list for this whacky ghost story which won an award for short fiction in 2002.
The last bar in London in which electronic entertasinment has re...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 18 by Ian R Thorpe
Use the lionks at the top and bottom of the chapter to move back or forward....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 17 by Ian R Thorpe
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A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 16 by Ian R Thorpe
All previous chapters in this free e-book are available from the menu....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 15 by Ian R Thorpe
Use links at start and end to navigate through this FREE e-book...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 13 by Ian R Thorpe
Preceding chapters are available in the menu. The rest of the book is coming online at regular intervals....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 9 by Ian R Thorpe
If you are new to this serialisation find earlier chapters in the left hand menu....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 10 by Ian R Thorpe
The latest chapter in the book. The full text will be available online here as a free e-book just as soon as I have prepared all chapters for AD presentation...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 11 by Ian R Thorpe
Sorry about the break in postings, been filming. As usual, newcomers to this partwork can find earlier chapters in the stories menu....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 12 by Ian R Thorpe
Usual note, preceding chapters are all available in my stories menu...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 14 by Ian R Thorpe
Earlier Chapters are available through the stories menu....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 8 by Ian R Thorpe
As usual I remind you that earlier chapters are alredy posted as seperate stories. These postings will build into the full book over the next few weeks....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 7 by Ian R Thorpe
Getting toward halfway now - as usual I will remind you previous chapters are in my stories menu...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 6 by Ian R Thorpe
Links at the top point tprevious chapter and the beginning. Jump to next chapter with the link at the end....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 5 by Ian R Thorpe
Use links at the top to go back to previous chapter or the beginning. Link at end moves to next chapter....
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 4 by Ian R Thorpe
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A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 2 by Ian R Thorpe
If you are a newcomer to this free e-book here at author''s den, earlier chapters are listed in my "stories" menu. Deatails about the book and an intro are provided in "my books" together with details...
A Stroke of Luck - Chapter 3 by Ian R Thorpe
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Garry Trotter and the Portal of Pleasure #7 by Ian R Thorpe
Oops, I forgot to post the final part of this spoof and you were all too polite to tell me. Well In my desperation to get fit enough to travel to Dallas I managed to engineer two physical crises invol...
Garry Trotter and the Portal of Pleasure #3 (Adult Humour) by Ian R Thorpe
Chapter 3 - continuing our serialised Garry Trotter - Boy Wizard adventure....
Sawney Bean (humour) by Ian R Thorpe
A horrible tale for Halloween. This is a retelling in my own style of a Scottish Folk tale. It is loosely based on a real story. WARNING: There is nothing that will get an "adults only" warning but th...
The King of the Ribble Delta Blues Singers (humour) by Ian R Thorpe
A whimsical tale, this is dedicated to Nordette Adams who inspired me to write it.
NOTES: Willy is used in the UK as a euphemism for penis, usually by, or when talking to, children (as if anybody ...
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Poetry
One Way Conversation by Ian R Thorpe
Just fooling around...
St. Paddy's Day Limericks by Ian R Thorpe
From the sensible yesterday to the heights of silliness today...
The Hermit (after Phillip Larkin) by Ian R Thorpe
People think it strange that I shun the social networking sites. I find this strange because I am a poet and poets are supposed to be ousiders, standing on the fringe, looking in.
One of my favour...
Valentine's Day Limericks by Ian R Thorpe
Just for fun...
Progress by Ian R Thorpe
Afghan Woman by Ian R Thorpe
In a week the government of Afghanistan sentenced to be stoned to death a woman who was founf guilty of searching up and reading about feminism on the internet (yes this is the Afghan government that ...
Imbolc by Ian R Thorpe
A timely move back to the head of my list. Imbolc is the pagan celebration of life returning to the Earth after the "dark days." It is traditionally celebrated on Feb 1st or 2nd. Any of you girls fanc...
Who Stole The Stars by Ian R Thorpe
I keep reading articles about hoe few stars are visible in the night sky in heavily populated areas now. So it made me start thinking if their had been a celestial heist....
Slaney O' Toole (sheer nonsense) by Ian R Thorpe
Just sheer nonsense. It was only supposed to be around for two weeks but so many people have enjoyed it.
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Pants! by Ian R Thorpe
An oldie but still quite amusing. You don''t have pants in America - well obviously you have pants but not in the same context. Soggy sandwiches are pants as are Gameshows on daytime TV,
really gr...
Attack of the KILLER Trousers... by Ian R Thorpe
Portentious chords - Ta Ta Taaaaa diddle iddle um. Voiceoverman voice "Have you ever noticed anything sinister about old mens'' trousers. The terrible truth is revealed.........
Palm Power by Ian R Thorpe
This is not about biofuel. Certain of my poems, always the most risque or bawdy and often the most popular, keep being removed from AD without my being given a chance to argue their case.
Well I a...
Praying Mantis by Ian R Thorpe
This gothic horror poem has been up before and like several other of my most popular poems that deal with the dark side of life, it was mysteriously removed, along with its two thousand odd hits.
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Solstice Fires (Yule / Christmas poem) by Ian R Thorpe
A seasonal poem, the solstice occurs on 21st December (The Feast of St. Lucia) and in the northern lands is a big party night. I remember sitting on the sun (ha ha) terrace of a hotel in Stockholm at ...
The Headless Horseman (link to audio now fixed) by Ian R Thorpe
I love a Christmas Ghost Story. This silly, spooky offering is in the style of the Great William McGonagall (reputedly the worsat poet ever published in the English language) who died 100 years ago th...
Pear Shaped by Ian R Thorpe
It always happens at Christmas - or maybe Thanksgiving for you. You have worked yourself to a frazzle and driven everybody crazy trying to make sure things are perfect. And then one little thing goes ...
Skin - The Video by Ian R Thorpe
Oh! That got your attention didn't it?
Well I know that when I said I was posting this one person was expecting me to get my lit off. But you kno me folks, always one to go the extra mile. I GET M...
Fingers - The Video by Ian R Thorpe
Fingers is already here, way down my list so I thought a new post for this video version was OK....
Let Us Seek New Journeys Together by Ian R Thorpe
The Churches Are Burning by Ian R Thorpe
Our world is changing so fast it is leaving behind everything that makes us what we are. A mix of humanist and pagan, ancient and modern symbols here....
Work of Art by Ian R Thorpe
This may be a tad bleak for some tastes, dealing as it does with mental illness and suicide. Its pretty much a true story though. And I'm sure most of you have heard of sobebody similar....
Chimera by Ian R Thorpe
I am interviewing my cybersweetie JC for Poetry Life and Times this month so I though it was time I posted this poem written about three years ago, in which she is highly influential in her Muse aspec...
Beautiful Children (with no love in their eyes) by Ian R Thorpe
I''m still writing song lyrics. This one is for something I am working on with a new musical partner. I''ll be bringing you a few more Brother Bastion / Ian Thorpe mp3s soon, old BB is in the studio s...
Idiot Savants by Ian R Thorpe
A decence of individuals and eccentrics against the dark forces of conformity....
Pals (In Memoriam) by Ian R Thorpe
In memory of The Accrington Pals born: various. Died: July 1, 1916.
They went to war having been lied to by the great and good of religion and politics. They believed they were fighting against ty...
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Articles
Satan in the Spreadsheets by Ian R Thorpe
Funamentalist Christianity just gets crazier....
What Happened Before Big Bang (part 2) by Ian R Thorpe
The second and final instalment of a comedy writer's look at cosmology....
Cloned Beef - no sex involved. by Ian R Thorpe
Cloned beef is on the way, it is safe to eat but is it necessary?...
What Happened Before Big Bang? by Ian R Thorpe
A comedy writers view of the origins of the Universe....
Tapping The Admial - horrible history by Ian R Thorpe
Things you didn't know about Lord Nelson...
The New Entertainment Medium: Silent Radio by Ian R Thorpe
Just for fun......
The World’s Fattest Fighting Men. by Ian R Thorpe
A whacky look at one of the more trivial news stories of the week....
The Primaries - How Stupid Are The Democrats? by Ian R Thorpe
There are a few basic rules to politics, one is "don't hand your opponents an advantage."...
How To Talk About books You've Not Read by Ian R Thorpe
You've done it, we have all done it, talked about books we have not read. A new book, reviewed here by Ian Thorpe, shows how to make an artform of it....
Teens Binge Drinking Crisis (humor) by Ian R Thorpe
How worried should we be about teenage drinking?...
If There Weren't Any Canadians You'd Have To Invent Them. by Ian R Thorpe
Where do the roots of racism lie?...
The Crisis in Paxo's Pants by Ian R Thorpe
The opening up of trade with China has brought a flood of cheap goods to western shops, but is this really a benefit. One area where rumblings of discontent can be heard are men's underpants......
MacOlogy: The Science of Burger Flipping by Ian R Thorpe
Inspired by a news story featured by the UK media today....
Rethinking My Druidic Beliefs (humour) by Ian R Thorpe
Just an excuse for a bit of fun...
Sigh of Relief, Hilary Clinton Is Back In The Race. by Ian R Thorpe
An outsider's p.o.v. on the contest for the democratic nomination....
Muhammad the Teddy Speaks Out by Ian R Thorpe
EXCLUSIVE
Today’s article is written by Muhammad the Teddy, the toy bear at the centre of the diplomatic incident surrounding the arrest and imprisonment in Sudan of teacher Gillian Gibbons who wa...
Blake’s Heaven (another message from beyond the grave) by Ian R Thorpe
Another dead writer speaking to us from beyond the grave......
Dead man speaks from beyond the grave by Ian R Thorpe
Do the dead speak to us from beyond the grave? Could a man who died forty years ago possibly make relevants comments of things happening in the world today? Make up your own minds....
Oh Brave New World by Ian R Thorpe
I have had a running battle for a few months now with a group who call themselves The Bad Science Forum and claim they are committed to exposing flawed scientific thinking. What they are really about ...
Ig Nobel? No, Just Scientists. by Ian R Thorpe
The craziest science projects get well deserved awards......
Interview with Janet Caldwell by Ian R Thorpe
This month I was privileged to do the Poetry Life and Times interview with Janet Caldwell. Its quite a read....
Not Proud To Be British by Ian R Thorpe
A new look at the subject of patriotism rejects the flag waving, drum beating, "my country right or wrong" attitude and proposes a softer, more community related way of loving one's nation....
The Third Certainty by Ian R Thorpe
A new anti-obesity drug is taking America by storm. But does it work? And are there any unpleasant side effects. And what has that to do with death and taxes?...
Unconditional Pardon For The ‘A’ Team? by Ian R Thorpe
Remember The A Team? Well it look as if there is a way they may be able to get justice at last....
9/11 – The First Stirrings of Unrest. by Ian R Thorpe
I'm being a bit naughty with the title to get attention, but how many of you are aware there was another 9/11 (two actually) of great significance. I tease you along to the end of the article to find ...
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News
Poetry Life and Times Interviews Janet Caldwell by Ian R Thorpe
My favourite task ever....
Ian Thorpe on Christian Radio. Unbelieveable by Ian R Thorpe
But not as odd as it sounds, I was there to provide a non - christian POV in a discussion of where the church stands today....
Season's Greetings by Ian R Thorpe
Not really news but.......
July Poetry Life and Times by Ian R Thorpe
New Issue Online now...
Poetry Life and Times by Ian R Thorpe
Poetry Magazine...
Ian's Audio online at last (specially for halloween) by Ian R Thorpe
I promised some audio tracks almost a year ago....
Multi - Media and poetry - the future by Ian R Thorpe
Ian's interview at PLT...
The Sceadugengan by Ian R Thorpe
Ian Thorpe announces Greenteeth network (You can work the title out for yourselves.)...
Ian's blog rises from the ashes by Ian R Thorpe
The blog revived...
New Solstice Poetry Set Unveiled by Ian R Thorpe
Announcement...
Free e-book now being made available at AD by Ian R Thorpe
A serialisation...
A Blog Revolution by Ian R Thorpe
Relaunch of my blog as a vehicle for comedy...
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Links
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Machiavellian
Politics, business, religion, media, showbiz, everything, you should never be surprised at the tricks of those greedy for money, fame and power. Read this blog where LITTLE NICKY MACHIAVELLI TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.
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more fun with this very lively web2 site.
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boggart blog
probably the funniest blog in the world, but not for the faint hearted.
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Additional information
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| After two years in which personal projects have kept me busy away from the web for most of the time I am now working on a bleeeding edge creative arts site to be called GreenteethMM. This is not a comment on the standard of dentistry in Britain (I have to say my dentist is excellent and so are my teeth) but a weird and wonderful multi-media pleasure dome beneath the surface of an algae covered bog. Jenny Greenteeth is a boggart or water spirit who drags unwary travellers into her mysterious lair, from whence they never return. My visitors will have plenty of lifesavers to grab however once they have crossed into the land beneath the bog they may never want to leave. |
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