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Do Cars Really Drive Down There? The Rural Life in Devon - Hand-Picked Photos

A curated selection from my personal photos

Mar 30 • Michael Campling

This week’s slightly truncated offering

Your weekly roundup of fiction readings and content

Mar 20 • Michael Campling

The Dark Side of Town

Location scouting for a new crime thriller

Mar 20 • Michael Campling

15:10

Time-Travel Tuesdays - ep 5- Trespass Chapters 8 and 9

The fifth episode of our Time-Travel Fiction Podcast

Mar 17 • Michael Campling

19:56

Mystery Fiction Mondays - ep 5 - A Study in Stone

The fifth instalment of this British Mystery

Mar 16 • Michael Campling

Most Popular

In Front of the Mirror Alone

Sep 4, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Going Forward Gracefully

Aug 16, 2024

Nothing is Ever Wasted

Sep 6, 2024

Recent posts

Stuff galore! So much to share, and here’s a handy recap of all this week’s glorious abundance

Your weekly roundup of fiction readings

Mar 13 • Michael Campling

SciFi Fridays - ep 6 - Dial G for Gravity Chapters 6 and 7

Chapters 6 and 7 of Dial G for Gravity, a Science Fiction Comedy, read by the author

Mar 13 • Michael Campling

19:39

Thriller Fiction Thursday - ep 5 - Lawful Duty Chapter 4

The fourth chapter of Lawful Duty, a British police procedural novel

Mar 12 • Michael Campling

15:55

Badger and Snakes - Another Slice of Devon with this Hand-Picked Selection of Photos

A curated selection from my personal photos

Mar 11 • Michael Campling

Time-Travel Fiction Tuesdays - ep 4 - Trespass Chapters 5, 6 and 7

The fourth episode in our time-travel fiction serial podcast

Mar 10 • Michael Campling

16:14

Featured Photos

Do Cars Really Drive Down There? The Rural Life in Devon - Hand-Picked Photos

A curated selection from my personal photos

Mar 30 • Michael Campling

The Dark Side of Town

Location scouting for a new crime thriller

Mar 20 • Michael Campling

Badger and Snakes - Another Slice of Devon with this Hand-Picked Selection of Photos

A curated selection from my personal photos

Mar 11 • Michael Campling

Storm Damage and Spring - Enjoy a Slice of Devon with this Hand-Picked Selection of Photos

A curated selection from my personal photos

Mar 4 • Michael Campling

I wonder where them birdies is

I can tell you about one of them anyway

Feb 23 • Michael Campling

Book News

Rocky Shores and Windswept Sands

Photos and more from North Devon

Aug 26, 2025

Rhythm and Blues and Brown Bottles

An encounter with live music and hot sauce

Aug 1, 2025

A Study in Stone - Advanced Peek

A snippet from the newly released edition of the first Devonshire Mystery

Jul 27, 2025

Campling, Get Out

Positive Feedback For The Win

Jul 25, 2025

War and Peace - no, not the novel. Just me.

A peaceful missive from the world of books

Jul 16, 2025

Author Podcast

11:27

Thriller Thursday - Episode 1 - Lawful Duty: Prologue

The first Thriller Thursday

Feb 5 • Michael Campling

11:43

Campling, Get Out

A recording from Michael Campling's live video

Jul 25, 2025

16:20

War and Peace - No, Not the Novel Just Me

A Reading of the latest piece plus my mailbox

Jul 16, 2025

9:36

A Reading of Finishing Books, Fitness, Flapjack and the Finesse of Feedback

In which I talk about recent events, almost all alliterative

Jun 21, 2025

11:44

Reading - We Might be Friendly

A reading of my recent piece called We Might Be Friendly - Seaside Reflections on a Sunny Day

Jun 15, 2025

7:48

Reading - The Lost Art of Getting Lost

Watch now (11 mins) | I perform a reading as live

Jun 6, 2025

Podcasts

Michael Campling's Author Podcast

Behind the Scenes Live - Writing darkness

Thriller Fiction Thursdays

Thriller Fiction Thursday - ep 5 - Lawful Duty Chapter 4

Mystery Fiction Mondays

Mystery Fiction Mondays - ep 5 - A Study in Stone

SciFi Fridays

SciFi Fridays - ep 6 - Dial G for Gravity Chapters 6 and 7

Time-Travel Fiction Tuesdays

Time-Travel Tuesdays - ep 5- Trespass Chapters 8 and 9

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