I bid thee welcome, friend…
Whether you’ve arrived here on purpose or have got lost in the horrible black void that is the internet, I hope you enjoy your visit. You won’t regret arriving here…especially once you’ve tasted the Priest’s Hole at the Dog & Duck. But that is assuming you have the desire to visit Nether-Staining, a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales, the inhabitants of which feature in the series of novels grouped as “The Annals of Nether-Staining”.
Begin with “Baabaric” before venturing forth to getting “Stoned“, then get thoroughly “Pickled“; all before committing “Blasphemy” in this “(Im)Perfect” world of ours.
Step into a world that is not quite like reality…a world where strange things happen to ordinary folk. A world of comedic science fiction, horror and mystery. And if you dare to take that step, I and all of the residents of Nether-Staining hope you delight in this alternate world. There are some colourful folk who don’t care for outsiders very much…but I’m sure they’ll accept you as one of their own.
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If you don’t like to laugh (perhaps you are worried about wrinkles!) and prefer a more serious take on fiction, perhaps you would enjoy a novel comprised of intertwined short stories set after humanity has been decimated by a virus. It might actually happen…and “Viral” might be the novel for you.
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Perhaps dogs are your thing, and if so, maybe you would be interested in my memoir of raising a guide dog puppy…complete with pictures. “Puppy Dog Tale” could be the tome for you.
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And just in case you fancy a non-fiction, biographical account of life in 1920s/30s Nottinghamshire, being a Gunner in the British Merchant Navy during the Second World War or the experience of being a Pantomime Dame (yes, these three really do all go together!) then perhaps try the memoirs of Albert Johns, my grandfather, “Theatre of Life“.
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And now for the boring legal stuff…please note that anything relating to Nether-Staining is copyright to the author, Graham Johns…so please don’t reproduce anything you read here without permission. You have my thanks.
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Click on the relevant covers to take you to new places…
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