Word of warning: do not read Henry Normal’s new poetry collection on the bus, even if you’ve been waiting a whole damn hour. Laugh, and the world laughs with you? No, it tends to look askance, then move a few seats...
Read MoreHenry Normal is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, well-known for his collaborations with Steve Coogan, Caroline Aherne and many others. Here he chats to Paul Neads, editor of Manchester-based Flapjack Press, a...
Read MoreLiving with autism is a hugely weighty subject and any book about it could easily risk being hard to digest. Ideally, you’d need to be in the hands of a writer with a flair for finding the poetry and humour among the...
Read MoreI joined Twitter yesterday. I have one follower. God bless Carole Linder whoever you are. My address is Peter Carroll @Henry Normal1. I haven’t posted one tweet nor do I intend to. Sorry Carole. The reason I joined was...
Read MoreI moved to Manchester for love. A beautiful girl I was dating started at Manchester University and I came up to share a flat with her in Crumpsall. After she’d finished her course, she moved to London. I stayed in Manchester....
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