Design a cover...

If you know your way around the camera and photo editing software, then here's a challenge...

Design a cover for "The False Cult"

Once you have designed it give me an email titled "FALSE CULT COVER" ( see: comments)

The deadline is December 31st at midnight!

There are no restrictions to what you can or can not put on the cover, however it should be relevant to your own interpretation of the book.


All entries will be posted on the blog in January and subject to a public poll!


I look forward to seeing your entries!

Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile

Just two a minute away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street (on Duke Street) , stands what is arguably the most unique Catholic Church/Cathedral in London. It's not as imposing as Westminster Cathedral, neither is it anywhere near as famous. The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile is the cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate in Great Britain.

This Cathedral is quite different to what Roman Catholics in Great Britain are accustomed to. It is not of the Latin (Roman) Rite, as are the rest of our Catholic Cathedrals in the UK, it is of the Ukrainian Rite. This is an eastern Rite of the Catholic Church. The practices of the Ukrainian Catholic Church are quite similar to those of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, however its beliefs are in line with Catholicism rather than Orthodoxy.

The Ukrainian Rite Catholic Church is the second largest rite of Catholicism (behind the Latin Rite)

The building itself had unique origins as well. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1891. Initially, the building was a congregational church, but it was sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster in 1967. The Archdiocese of Westminster then offered the building to the Ukrainian Catholics to serve as their Cathedral.

Unfortunately, I was not able to enter the Cathedral to get any photos of the interior, so sadly I've got to stick to posting shots of the exterior of this Cathedral.

(Cathedral from the West Face)

(Cathedral from the South East)

News..

Due to recently starting University, I've been very tied up with work and all that, so i've not been blogging or writing as often as I should be. Sorry about that. However, I will try to do some blogging at the weekend and/or during the coming week. I will also resume writing within two weeks!

Chapter X

Here's another extract from what i'd like to call the "forbidden section" of my book. Hope you like it.

<< He was in a maze, running to find the exit. The walls were solid and the only light was a small orb at the other end of the maze. The walls and floor all looked black, there were sporadic cold breezes caressing the hot, humid surroundings. The sky was starless—just an empty void. Leonard ran as fast as he could, towards the orb, but on numerous occasions found himself at a dead end. He couldn’t talk, as a matter of fact; he couldn’t feel his heart beating. His energy level seemed constant even though he ran at full speed; he didn’t get tired or start to sweat despite the humid heat of the maze. Where was he? Why did he no longer feel human? Leonard finally saw it. The orb of light—it was a tunnel. He stopped before the tunnel and fell to the solid floor.
“LEONARD!” >>