Upright citizen but left leaning. Writer of novels. Huge music fan, especially 70s rock and prog. Bristol Rovers fan, but don’t tell anyone.https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mwng2kjtic26Sadly my wife couldn’t understand my excitement at finding these in the loft.29 Sep 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwng2kjtic26https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mwl2k6aic22lGood news if you are Bradford on Avon way: the Ex Libris bookshop in The Shambles is now fully stocked with the Inspector Page novels.28 Sep 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwl2k6aic22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mw42dq7zss26The Inspector Page series is now available to buy from the Sodbury Book Garden in Hatherell’s Yard, Chipping Sodbury.22 Sep 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw42dq7zss26https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mw2exbofbs2tNow Playing: his first solo album in 15 years. It’s great to have you back, Buddy.21 Sep 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2exbofbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mvzyj4qnek2sHave you met Inspector Page yet? He’d like to meet you! All three novels are available in paperback or Kindle versions, and on KindleUnlimited.21 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzyj4qnek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mvvdc6zzsk2iNow Playing: Rust Never Sleeps. My favourite Neil Young album. (For today, anyway!)19 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvdc6zzsk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mvqph7aeq22xA brilliant evening spent with Jon Anderson. At times it was simply transcendent.17 Sep 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqph7aeq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mu2nlaovrs2gI am reliably informed that it was 43 years ago today that I was watching Marillion perform at the 1983 Reading Festival. And I can still remember the excitement when they took to the stage and opened with Grendel - all 18 minutes of it.27 Aug 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2nlaovrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mt4jg6bmn22sThe books that every coffee table needs! The complete Inspector Page series is available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats and can be read on KindleUnlimited. ***** The hero Bristol didn’t know it needed *****15 Aug 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4jg6bmn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3msitmdcz7k2bWhen DI Page leaves his calling card…07 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msitmdcz7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mrrqnzujls2aA quick break from working on the new novel and it seemed the ideal time to remind the world that the Inspector Page series is still available from Amazon (in both paperback and Kindle formats).29 Jul 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrqnzujls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mq7gzqdr4c2fPlanning your summer holiday? Don’t forget to pack a good book! All three Inspector Page novels are available from Amazon in paperback, on Kindle, or you can read them on KindleUnlimited. Wherever you are going - take Jim Page with you.09 Jul 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7gzqdr4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3moflwgi6yc2mAlways enjoy a trip to Bradford-on-Avon. Today it’s been delivering books to the Ex Libris bookshop in The Shambles. All three volumes of the Inspector Page series now in stock. Can you find them all?16 Jun 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moflwgi6yc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mo6bbimdk22bThe perfect companion for your travels this summer.13 Jun 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6bbimdk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mmojxiyuic2gAlways nice to receive a good review.25 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmojxiyuic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mlpupus2m22oEnjoyable time at last night’s book event. Big thank you to everyone that came and took part so enthusiastically, thanks to everyone that helped and of course thanks to Esquires Coffee for being the perfect venue and hosts.13 May 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpupus2m22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mkicyrsvxs2vJust taken delivery of the books for the Esquires Coffee (Yate) meet and greet on the 12 May. Tickets for this event (including a drink and a cookie) are available from the EventBrite website.27 Apr 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkicyrsvxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mjp7urzkbk2eTuesday 12 May - a date for your diary if you like coffee, cake and crime. An event to mark the publication of Truth Or Lies but all three novels will be on sale. Join us at Esquires Coffee Shop in Yate. Tickets (admission, hot drink and a cookie) available from EventBrite.17 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp7urzkbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mjc36bcaxk2gA kind hand helping Jim Page over the pedestrian crossing at Shinjuku train station in downtown Tokyo.12 Apr 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjc36bcaxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mj2eppiwx22iForget Jim Bergerac and Jersey, say hello to Jim Page on Guernsey…09 Apr 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2eppiwx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3miipz26ff222Jim Page spotted last night at the Hickory Shack, Simon’s Town (Cape Town). Looking very laid back, I must say.02 Apr 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miipz26ff222https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mibqwi5d6s24Somebody has enjoyed the Inspector Page series! If you like crime and detective stories then you might enjoy these Bristol-based novels too.30 Mar 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibqwi5d6s24https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mi7okfdjps23This afternoon’s listening: Joseph Arthur - The Ballad Of Boogie Christ.29 Mar 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7okfdjps23https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mgowl7m2n22fJim has made it to New Zealand. No real ale tonight but apparently the local gin is very good.10 Mar 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgowl7m2n22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mgmtgohzhk2aThe Sodbury Book Garden is fully stocked with all the Inspector Page novels - but they are selling fast! You can find them in Hatherell’s Yard, Chipping Sodbury.09 Mar 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmtgohzhk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mgcmlep7y22bIt’s World Book Day - the perfect time to start or complete your collection.05 Mar 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcmlep7y22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mflxmjifcs2pWho knew Jim Page was so big in the Tyrol? Another reader has taken him away on holiday - this time to solve not one but two cases!24 Feb 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflxmjifcs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mfk2h6gglc22A Kindle version of Truth Or Lies has made its way to the Austrian Tyrol. Obviously there’s no better way to spend a few days than reading in the Alps.23 Feb 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk2h6gglc22https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3mfagasvhdk27When, for the first time, you spot the full set of Inspector Page novels out in the wild. Something every bookshelf needs - or so I would suggest.19 Feb 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfagasvhdk27https://bsky.app/profile/porthcawlgas.bsky.social/post/3melg6ujrqk2eThe first Amazon rating for the new Inspector Page novel has appeared: and it’s a perfect FIVE!11 Feb 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:6iqd65hb4dhf4sys77qwpjxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3melg6ujrqk2e