ian macpherson

Ian Macpherson is the fictional editor of the fictional Gnarled Tree Press. Ian Macpherson is also the real writer and comedian behind the Loose Trousers collection of columns purportedly written by the fictional Ian Macpherson. Where does…

Gnarled Tree Press is about to hit the literary jackpot. We’re talking, of course, about our forthcoming game show, Book Snuff. It’s based on a simple premise. There are too many writers in the world. Let’s kill some of them off. So how are…

I was delighted to get a five-star rave for my first column from the Skibbereen Eagle Online: ‘We have our eye on Kaiser Wilhelm, the Emperor of Russia, and this boyo. All will go far.’ Others, however, were less enthusiastic. The…

‘For what is comedy but tragedy with loose trousers’ Curious. I’m writing this on best pink vellum with a quill inherited from my great-aunt Nance – of whom more anon – and already 27 people have clicked like. What a strange,…