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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