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05/05/2026

My latest blog post is shorter than my previous rather lengthy one! This time about assigning descriptions and tags to objects in FlowframTk v0.9.1

Within FlowframTk, it’s possible to assign descriptions and tags to objects to make them easier to select and find in a complicated image. This post provides an example.

25/04/2026

My latest blog post charts the development of FlowframTk, starting from its beginnings as JpgfDraw, a LaTeX-oriented vector graphics application inspired by Acorn's !Draw application.

The evolution of a vector graphics application inspired by Acorn\'s !Draw application designed for integration with LaTeX documents, either exporting images as pgf code or exporting document classes or packages that use the flowfram package. The application was originally named JpgfDraw but was then

02/03/2026

Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nlct at a promotional price at from March 1 - March 7. Short stories "Smile for the Camera", "Unsocial Media", "The Briefcase", and "I've Heard the Mermaid Sing", crime fiction novel "The Private Enemy", and children's illustrated story "The Foolish Hedgehog" are available for a promotional price at ! Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/sale

02/12/2025

The latest Dickimaw Books blog post is by my son Cameron.

Text books, general fiction and children’s illustrated books

28/07/2025

Now is your best chance to find my ebooks (short stories "Smile for the Camera", "The Briefcase", "Unsocial Media" and "I've Heard the Mermaid Sing", crime fiction novel "The Private Enemy", and children's illustrated story "The Foolish Hedgehog") available for a promotional price at as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find my ebooks (https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nlct) and many more at https://smashwords.com/shelves/promos all month! Sale ends 31st July.

09/07/2025

My latest blog post is a trip down memory lane describing the first TeX distribution that I installed on an Acorn Archimedes.

There are a growing number of digital historians who are interested in documenting old computing systems from the twentieth century, but much of the information has been lost and coincident names can make it hard to search. This article is about the RISC OS ARMTeX distribution, which provided TeX

07/07/2025

Latest blog post is about the SmashWords annual Summer/Winter sale now on.

The DRM-free ebook retailer SmashWords has its annual Summer/Winter sale from 1st – 31st July 2025. My crime novel “The Private Enemy” and children’s illustrated story “The Foolish Hedgehog” both have a 50% discount, and my crime fiction short stories

01/07/2025

Now is your best chance to find my ebooks (short stories "Smile for the Camera", "The Briefcase", "Unsocial Media" and "I've Heard the Mermaid Sing", crime fiction novel "The Private Enemy", and children's illustrated story "The Foolish Hedgehog") available for a promotional price at as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find my ebooks (https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nlct) and many more at https://smashwords.com/shelves/promos all month!

18/06/2025

I’m excited to announce my ebooks (short stories "Smile for the Camera", "The Briefcase", "Unsocial Media" and "I've Heard the Mermaid Sing", crime fiction novel "The Private Enemy", and children's illustrated story "The Foolish Hedgehog") will be promoted on for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books
(https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nlct)
and many more!

29/05/2025

If you have read my short story Smile for the Camera, did you notice that the ending could have two possible interpretations? (No spoilers please!) As a writer, it’s always difficult to tell if something is too obvious or too obscure. If you need a hint, consider the naming scheme and remember that not everyone is what they say or imply that they are.
https://www.dickimaw-books.com/blog/smile-for-the-camera-ambiguity