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About
p. g. Davies
P. G. Davies was born and raised in London. He is rumoured to have worked as a stockbroker in the City of London in the 1980s and 1990s. He has also been known to play a bit of rugby.
Facebook blogging during COVID led him to writing a short story, “The Three Jolly Boatmen,” which was published in a UK literary magazine and now is available to read on his website. From this, he wrote “The Wood and the Trees,” which is his debut novel.
He lives in Australia with two cats and a wife. His wife, not someone else’s.
Review of The Wood and the Trees
The Blog
Experiencer
Delving once again into the treasure trove that is the BBC Sounds podcast app, I listened to ‘First Contact’, a podcast on contact with extra-terrestrials. In this we hear from Gwen, who identifies as an ‘experiencer’. She has experienced or had contact with extra-terrestrials and has a dim recollection of having some of her eggs removed.
Ikea & Costco
There has been much angst in the Davies household. I inadvertently went to Ikea and made the serious man-mistake of taking the initiative. I had been told to buy paper napkins and bought white ones. I could not have been more wrong. After over 30 years of marriage my wife had suddenly developed an aversion to white. I was clearly not keeping up.
Toxic Shock
Recently dining with a friend from Paris, we were through the main course and were starting cheese when she mentioned ball-sacks. There was of course a perfectly logical explanation as she needed to buy underpants for her eldest son, but then following her line of conversation to its rational conclusion, she needed to speak about knickers for her daughters. This is when it got technical and purchase of said items had to take account of Toxic Shock.
other writing
Three Jolly Boatmen (An Homage to Kangaroo Island)
Captain Codpeace was dreaming. He was not altogether sure what about exactly but it involved a motorbike, a donkey and a party. He was riding the bike through the party and he was not sure where the donkey came in but there was a very annoying woman, who kept saying ‘The person you need is Nanny McPhee’. He stopped the bike and turned round and there was Nanny McPhee just three feet from him, hairy mole and all, staring him directly in the eye. That was when he woke up….
Background for "Three Jolly Boatmen (An Homage to Kangaroo Island)"
I have only recently discovered the pleasure of fiction writing and what a wonderful pastime it is. My fiction journey started with posting Facebook blogs during Covid when I saw the absurdities of the lockdowns and the human response. From this my friends encouraged me to write for which I am eternally grateful.
My first short story, The Three Jolly Boatmen, was very quickly published by a UK literary magazine and this is now available to readers if they subscribe to receiving my updates.
You will also be able to access all my current blogs and you will receive notification when I post a new blog.