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Mark Blackburn

“It’s a very long time since I got the binoculars out and spotted a plane, but I still dream about them. Often. Not quite a recurring nightmare, but a recurring theme – planes crashing.”

From ‘Final Approach’– included in the showcase

“As I eased down on my dual commercial career selling shoes and working in property, I did more and more writing. I had some success with short stories and was working on a novel when I mentioned a particularly spicy story (which occurs in Final Approach) to a friend. They were so gobsmacked by the tale that they came out with that cliched response – “You should write a book about it.” Well, I was already writing… so I did.” From the Introduction