Rather brilliantly, Britain’s science bods will be adding a ‘leap second’ to the world’s clocks at the stroke of midnight tonight.  This extra second will help keep our time-pieces in sync with the erratic rotation of the Earth.  You can read the story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7805534.stm
I’m not quite sure what I’ll be doing with my extra [...]

We took my younger son, Sam, to a butterfly reserve near Rotheram today where I got to test out my new camera…

Not bad, eh?
The highlight for Sam wasn’t, as I expected, seeing all the other animals they had on site such as owls, skunks, parrots, rabbits, an alpaca and various birds of prey.  Instead it [...]

Merry Christmas to everyone who visited my website this year!  I hope you have a scream!
Me?  I’m counting down the hours to Doctor Who…!
Tommy & family
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Many a year ago, when I was 10 or 11 years old, I found a book in my local library which I loved (although, looking back, I loved reading pretty much anything - even losing myself in the list of ingredients of the cereal packet at breakfast time).  This book, however, was something special.  I [...]

I had an amazing day at North Ormesby Primary School today where I was invited along to hand out the end of term prizes - including the ‘Tommy Donbavand Writing Hero Award’ (I still smile every time I type that!)
I can honestly say that I’ve never been to a school with a more upbeat, positive [...]

By way of a Christmas treat for all Scream Street readers, I’ve written an exclusive short story - The Anti-Claus.  Hope you enjoy it!
Have a screaming Christmas…
Tommy
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The Anti-Claus
by Tommy Donbavand
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Luke Watson stood in Scream Street’s square and gazed up at the giant Christmas tree in its centre.  Lengths of steaming intestine were strung across the [...]

My apologies for lack of new posts this last week - this is due to me spending the last seven days flat on my back, whimpering in agony.
Yes, the fall I enjoyed last week has just kept on giving, albeit only in the area of searing back pain.  However,I’m back on my feet again now [...]

That’s right: I HATE STEPS - and I don’t mean the manufactured boy/girl/whatever-H-was pop band of five or six years ago.  No, I hate the concrete going up and down from one level to another kind.
Last night started well enough.  I popped round to a friend’s house and spent a very pleasant hour or so [...]

The first review for a Scream Street book other than SS1: Fang of the Vampire has appeared on amazon.co.uk.  It’s for SS4: Flesh of the Zombie, and here’s what the reviewer had to say…
***** Another brilliant book!
The Scream Street series has really captured my 10 year old sons imagination. He literally devoured all of the [...]