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‘No Man’s Land’ by Allister Timms

No Man's Land, Allister Timms, DAW Books, 2010
I’m really excited and proud to say that my brother, Allister Timms, has recently been published in an anthology of short stories, called ‘Timeshares,’ by DAW Books. The anthology’s central theme is timeshares and each story is an answer to the question, ‘When in time do you want to go on holiday?’ – basically a collection of shorts on time travel.

Allister’s story is entitled, ‘No Man’s Land’ and is a terrific piece that is set in the mud and trenches of World War I. Overall, the anthology is an excellent collection of stories and a great read. I only wish the cover was better – it made my eyes bleed :(

Buy it on amazon, here:
http://www.amazon.com/Timeshares-Jean-Rabe/dp/0756406153/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268159375&sr=8-1

Allister Timms and Giles Timms, Ireland
Here’s a time travel photo of Allister and I in Ireland, when Allister lived in Galway, which seems like eons ago.

See You Next Week

Allister Reading

I finished my graduate school applications and ended up applying to four different places. I struggled for a while with my artist’s statement, but received some great feedback from my brother and Dad — so thanks you two! Also, thanks to my gorgeous Angie for all your support too (and for watching the Brother’s Quay with me)!

Anyway, Angie and I are moving again tomorrow (*groan*), so I probably won’t be posting anything until the end of next week. See you all soon.

Also, above is a drawing of my brother. I drew this some years ago in a medical school morgue surrounded by cadavers. I had the brilliant idea for a painting and somehow managed to convince my poor brother Allister to sit in the morgue with me whilst I drew him as part of a study for my planned masterpiece.

Change

A lot has happened in the month since I posted last; I resigned at my job, sold my house and decided to apply to a few MFA programs. Anyway, thanks to my family and friends for all the encouragement and support I’ve received recently during this transition.

The image above is derived from a childhood photo of me, my older brother, my mother and our pet bird (called Starsky, after…Starsky and Hutch). My Dad took the photo and I’ve always been really fond of it. The final image is the product of Freehand, Photoshop and Painter.