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John Lombard
- Nov 19
Inspirations - The Beans of Production
This story had an interesting genesis... I did some on-location research in Melbourne! I took a holiday that included a trip to the video...
John Lombard
- Nov 19
The Beans of Production
I found the little cutie hiding in the coffee grinds. He poked his head out and looked around. He wore a red pointed cap over a smooth,...
John Lombard
- Oct 8
Inspirations - The Hands of the People
To begin, the kernel of this story is the claque, organised professional applauders in French theatre, circa the 1820s. I have used...
John Lombard
- Oct 8
The Hands of the People
We open on a soldier, Swiss, battered and dishevelled, emaciated from a month’s dreary confinement, now wrenched into the bleary light,...
John Lombard
- Sep 12
Inspirations - King Solomon Comes For Your Life, Roscoe Goodman!
The inspiration for this story is of course the American pulp heroes of the 20s & 30s - cheap, violent, and nasty stories of...
John Lombard
- Sep 12
King Solomon Comes For Your Life, Roscoe Goodman!
The squealing feral hogs ramaged rapaciously on Wall Street, skewering scuttling, blanching bankers with their piercing tusks and...