Trevor Mendham

Trevor Mendham's Interests

As a writer I am of course also an avid reader. I tend to read any and all genres, my one requirement is that it be a good story. That eliminates most chick fic and - unfortunately - much modern "literary" fiction.

I'm a cult media fan and have an embarrassing number of videos and DVDs with names like Doctor Who, "Blake's Seven" and "The Avengers". Fortunately I know better than to talk about this at parties :-)

My interest in Doctor Who has given me an interest in time. I have a collection of several hundred different clocks and watches.

As you've probably guessed I'm very interested in current affairs and politics and am a great believer in fighting to protect our threatened civil liberties.

I used to spend much time and energy on role-playing games. I ran the late, unlamented fanzine "Secrets of the Koan" and even had a (very) short-lived column in White Dwarf when it was still a magazine rather than a catalogue. Nowadays I only tend to play informal, ruleless games that are more akin to improvisational theatre.

I like games and puzzles in general and was one of the creators of postal Snowball Fighting. I love the oriental board game of Go though rarely get the opportunity to play so I'm probably still a mere 15 kyu or so. I also like to try my hand at poker.

I'm also very interested in self-improvement, the mind and anything "wyrd" - Forteana, etc. I'm currently creating a new site dedicated to strange phenomena as well as helping out with Invasion Edinburgh. And of course I can't resist pirates and treasure.

There's more, but that will do for now. You can find out the rest by buying me a drink!




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