About

This blog looks at fantasy and science fiction, fact and myth, cryptozoology and extinct species. I’ll write about many other things too, forgotten in the deepness of time.

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One or two posts will appear every week, usually on a Tuesday, with each one written by pixies chained to a keyboard and fed on cheese rind, apricots and dew.

I hope you enjoy it – feel free to leave a comment any time! You’re also very welcome to send me an email at alastair savage (all one word) at yahoo dot co dot uk.

Thanks for reading!

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27 responses to “About”

  5. This phrase- “written by pixies chained to a keyboard and fed on cheese rind, apricots and dew” -caught my imagination and made me decide to follow you and see what you write!

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  8. Thanks! It’s still in need of a home page graphic, and there’s a bit of tweaking to do, but it’s almost there.

    I love your section on Cryptobiology. As a biologist, I’ve always been fascinated by that subject. I was a member of a cryptobiology society a while ago, and even subscribed for a time to the journal “Cryptobiology.” I don’t know if it’s still in print. I think it’s entirely plausible that mokele-mbembe could exist.

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    • Yeah. Why not? If giant crocodiles can survive for millions of years and still be lurking in the swamps of Africa and Australia, why not some form of dinosaur? I haven’t done anything on cryptobiology for a while, but I do have another blog in the pipeline… I think it’s fascinating!

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  12. Hi Alistair, I was new to blogging last year and I guess I have explored hundreds of different blogs over the year – people who live in Spain, writers, photographers, foodies, book reviewers and some I struggle to define! That’s a lot of reading. And you too have read my blog, in its first year, when I was finding my way. So as a big THANK YOU for your support, I’d like to nominate you for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award.
    Please click below to read more about the award:-
    http://notesonaspanishvalley.com/2014/01/09/gracias-por-leyendo-thanks-for-reading/
    Please accept this message as a gesture of gratitude, so if you don’t want to follow the award’s rules then that’s fine too!
    Many thanks, and Happy Blogging in 2014.
    Sandra

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  14. Hey there, Alastair! Just popping by to say hello and to apologize for not coming by sooner for a chat after your unveiling of Duke’s pictures. Again, those truly are very well done. It was nice to see one again today.

    Looks like a fine drink you have there! What is it? Mostly tequlia for me, but a nice ale from time to time suits a certain mood. And when that doesn’t, go straight to the vodka or gin, I say. 🙂

    Enjoy your day! Great to finally meet you and have a look around. I shall relieve you from replying any more than you have to, but I do want to have a sincere look around over our holiday weekend.

    Cheers,
    Audrey

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    • Hello Audrey! I hope you’re enjoying Thanksgiving. I was lucky enough to be invited to a family thanksgiving dinner when I lived in PA and it was wonderful. I seem to remember the Detroit Lions were playing on TV… It was the pumpkin pie that I liked best.
      That drink in my hand is a pint of Guinness, which I am drinking in a pub in Oxford, all in the name of research, you know!

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