I had a tipple or three with the winners of the book giveaway competition that I ran in March. Congratulations to Niki Fowler and Paul Hard, the worthy winners of signed copies of the book. I had intended to post copies but Niki and Paul had bolder ideas. They had a pansy summit in mind, a liquid convention on our home turf. The dastardly plot was hatched and the conference commenced. We made a jolly bunch. Four hours in the making, it was a memorable and fun-filled finale to an epoch of epic proportions. Next stop Norwich.
Congratulations to Mick Sutton. He's the lucky winner of the competition run by british expat to win a Kindle version of Perking the Pansies. Liam and I put the entries into a bowl and Mick's name was pulled out at random. We were particularly taken by Mick's explanation for wanting a copy. He wrote: "I would like a copy of the book in kindle version because although I am not gay, I am willing to help out if they are short handed." Priceless. Jack Scott has written hands down one the best, most worthwhile books penned by an expat in Turkey. I've devoured libraries full of books on Turkish politics history written by foreign journalists, stories of brave women venturing out into the unknown, but nothing had me as captivated as much as Jack's tale as 1/2 of a gay couple who moved from damp, familiar, reliable Britain to the sunny, unknown, sometimes chaotic waters of Bodrum. More... Jack's Interview on Earth Laughs in Flowers Moving to any foreign land throws up a host of practical and cultural issues that everyone has to cope with but with the right advice, a guiding hand and lots of patience it can be a hugely rewarding experience.
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