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2013-05-04

What a first half. Could go either way!

2013-05-04

On my way to Bolton. I'm on the usual Blackpool train. Must remember to get off!

2013-05-02

"what are you doing with a bicycle pump and a duck?" <3 Masterchef

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About

Hi, I'm Mike Cartmell. twitter me do.

Originally from Blackpool, now settled in Knutsford, Cheshire. I work for SpareRoom, devloping the UK's #1 flatshare website.

I love to travel, either alone or with my family, and I've visited 32 countries so far. You can see a map of them here.

I'm into all kinds of fiction, but especially anything dark and/or psychological.

I enjoy retro gaming, especially Spectrum, Amiga and Arcade games.

I danced salsa for about 5 years, and love going to the occasional event for social dances. I've danced socially at Blackpool Tower, which I'm extremely proud of.

I'm also a life-long Blackpool FC supporter, a huge fan of curry and pale ale, and addicted to coffee and karaoke in about equal measures.

Writing

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Below are some horror stories I've written (most of them, actually.) The ones I haven't shared are either no good or not ready. I prefer to read stories that emphasise mood and atmosphere over a complex plot, so my writing is the same. Nothing much happens in them. You're unlikely to get scared. Just a little unnerved.

Prodigy
A story about vampires, and the price of success
Limelight
My friend Allan had a very disturbing dream about an art show, and kindly donated his recollection for me to reproduce. I hope I did it justice.
Pulled Under
This is a story about rain, and about keeping in touch.
The Moth Collector
Home
A story about fond memories, their fragility, and the inevitable realisation that things change and move on.
Red Lights
The Dreamer
My entry to Black Static's 'Campaign for Real Fear' competition.
Madeleine
The first story I wrote while taking a creative writing course, and it was published in Writer's Muse, a small magazine.

Code

I program mainly in Perl, but more recently Ruby, Scala and JavaScript.

You can find examples of my code on GitHub and CPAN.

Photos

Flickr

Maps

A map of places I've been


View Places I've been in a larger map

CV

See my linkedin profile.