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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
- 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
- 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
- Aug 6
Inspirations - Unidentified Monster in the Bagging Area
Writing a story each month, not every story is going to be a resounding success - so it is with this story of a haunted supermarket,...
John Lombard
- Jul 10
Inspirations - The Beast of Versailles
I had the idea for this story many years ago - that for the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, the curse wouldn't necessarily be an...
John Lombard
- Jun 10
Inspirations - Ghost Paper
This story has a lot going on! To start, I first got into Chinese history a few years back through the History of China podcast....
John Lombard
- May 10
Inspirations - A Confederacy of Lanyards
For 'A Confederacy of Lanyards', the starting point was a Rat King. A Rat King is an apparently real phenomenon where rats get their...
John Lombard
- Apr 7
Inspriations - The Three Heads
Let's talk a little about the ideas that went into 'The Three Heads'. As you may have been able to tell, I'm interested in Japan's...