Author: T. A. Shelano
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January Writing
Over 500 words added to the third book today. Steady progress is how books get written.
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Winter Weekend Wowser!
Beat the January blues by grabbing a copy of ESCAPE FROM BATECHU ISLAND for FREE on Amazon Kindle on 17th & 18th January.
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Global Readers
Ebooks of ESCAPE FROM BATECHU ISLAND were FREE yesterday to kick off 2026. Readers in 5 countries snapped up the opportunity. Great to see the book making its way around the world!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I’m kicking off the new year by making ESCAPE FROM BATECHU ISLAND available for FREE on Amazon Kindle today! The Doctor’s Hidden Patients is now just £0.99 on Amazon Kindle! The Doctor’s Hidden Patients is now just £0.99 on Amazon Kindle!
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No Fly, No Regrets: A 2,500-Mile Train Journey (Season 5 Finale)
It’s our Season 5 Finale, and we’ve gone full circle. In Season 4 Episode 1, we were joined by Liz McClarnon from Atomic Kitten, who opened our eyes to the idea of no-fly travel: slowing down, seeing more, and treating the journey as part of the holiday. This episode is the payoff. Inspired by that…
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Home Alone at 35 | Our 2025 Christmas Special
It’s Christmas here at The Middle-aged Bodcast, and Raging Rich & T.A. Shelano are joined by returning favourite Dan P from Casting Views and Gaming Views for a festive deep-dive into one of the greatest Christmas films of all time: Home Alone. We unpack why Home Alone still hits 35 years later: the slapstick chaos,…
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FREE EBOOKS TODAY
Escape from Batechu Island is FREE on the Amazon Kindle! The Doctor’s Hidden Patients is FREE in the Smashwords sale!
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Sarah R. New: The Kangaroo Girl Who Broke the Internet
Author and horror writer Sarah R. New joins Raging Rich and T.A. Shelano for the final guest interview episode of Season 5 and her stories are unbelievable in the best possible way. From being confronted by a giant kangaroo named Graham, to being accidentally banned from the internet for “radicalisation” during her university dissertation, Sarah…
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From Takeaways to Triumphs: Our Midlife Cooking Reset
In this warm, funny, and surprisingly practical cookery episode, Raging Rich and T.A. Shelano look back on a full year of cooking disasters, breakthroughs, and midlife kitchen confidence. Whether you’re a midlife beginner cook, terrified of chopping veg or someone who still panics when the cookbook says “season to taste”, this episode is for you.…
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The Third Book
I have started working on the third book. This will be Dr Robert Leidenstraum’s story!