In the South Welsh town of Caerphilly, the hills remember what the streets try to forget.Abigail, estate agent with deep family roots, carries a childhood scar and a restlessness she cannot name. Rhian, supermarket manager and member of a sprawling local family, feels the growing weight of every path she never took.They meet through the Caerphilly Warblers, a small birdwatching group that climbs the same mountain each week. As the five walkers move through wind-scoured ligh...

The King is a novella about family, about mushrooms, and about the paths they choose.

A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening"...I am so thrilled David Rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphite-encased-in-wood point-crafting. I love my pencil!"—AMY SEDARIS"You may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but David Rees makes it look hard, and that makes all the difference."—JOHN HODGMAN"Truly, my life before I was presented with correct...

Insect infestations in grains and other stored food and fibre products cause annual losses worth many millions of dollars worldwide. This illustrated guide enables specialists and non-specialists to distinguish the major pests of durable stored products found throughout the world. It describes how to identify each pest group or species and summarises the latest information on their biology, ecology, geographical distribution, the damage they cause and their economic importance. Hundreds of co...

At 103, Dylan volunteers for the final mapping of his mind.He expects the end of forgetting.Instead, the past tears loose, raw, immediate, and still unfinished. A single metal horse warms in his palm. A single night from 1944 refuses to stay buried.Memory does not return whole. It diffuses. It erodes. It bleeds across decades until the boy he was and the man he is can no longer be separated.Diffusion, paired with its haunting companion story "Rewind...

The Milkman's on His Way was first published in 1982 and is one of the first queer young adult novels to appear in the UK. It tells the story of Ewan McCrae, a gay teenager living in Cornwall, struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. To explore his identity, Ewan leaves his claustrophobic home town for London, where he hopes to find people who are just like him. For many gay teenagers of the early 1980s The Milkman's on His Way was a rare chance to read a life-affirming story that p...

A pocket reference that allows the non-specialist to identify major insect and arachnid pests found in stored cereal grains, grain products and grain legumes. It describes most storage pests found worldwide and provides concise information on the biology, distribution, damage and economic importance of each species. Each entry contains at least one colour photograph. The notes for each species tell the nature of the pest or beneficial and the commodity affected; temperature and humidity condi...

Hauntologies Volume 65 weird horror stories set in the wild lands of South Wales.A short collection full of tales of weird and eerie cult-like families, inescapable haunted towns, and a terrifying journey into the heart of The Howler Garden.If you love classic British horror and the weird, then these tales are well worth a read!This is volume 6 of my Hauntologies collections. Volume 1-5 are also availableDavid Rees-Thomas has written many short stories i...

5 hauntological tales of the weird set in South WalesSilver Men in Silver Suits, tells the story of strange and alien weirdness in the stark beauty of West Wales.Against the Empty World is the story of Stone, a woman on the edge of the end of humanity.Plastic Face is a mystery, a puzzle of alien loss, and possible redemption.Everything Everything reaches deep into the depths of the Welsh industrial countryside...

Hauntologies Volume 55 weird horror stories set in Japan.A short collection full of tales of haunted hot spring hotels, Japanese snow monsters, and the past decaying into itself.If you love classic British or Japanese horror and the weird, then these tales are well worth a read!This is volume 5 of my Hauntologies collections. Volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 are also availableDavid Rees-Thomas has written many short stories in a variety of genres, ...

These hauntologies are stories of the weird and the supernatural. They can be read in any order, and many are set in South Wales. For horror, weird, supernatural, and literary tastes. This is volume 2.The South Wales valley's are steeped in dark mystery left over from the coal mines, the bleak landscape, and myths that reach further back than history itself.This collection includes 4 stories that explore the layers beneath the surface, and examines the weirdness within....

Set in South Wales.Danny is returning to his hometown for his father's funeral.But, Danny doesn't want to go. And, when he finally arrives, the world he knows will be shattered forever.The strangeness has settled on this never changing town, and Danny has to find out why, before it's too late, before it devours him, and everything he once knew.