Dan Hanks

Dan Hanks

Dan’s career in writing got off to a rocky start when he was tasked by his primary school newspaper to review the now infamous ‘Hand of God’ Mexico ’86 World Cup clash. He was promptly sacked after it was revealed he had no journalistic integrity whatsoever when it came to England and football, but given he was only paid in sweets he was unduly concerned (and ironically now writes for much less).

Since that time he has moved into novels, screenplays and advertising, while cramming in a job as an editorial consultant and writing the odd article his co-commuters get to ridicule before anyone else.

The bare bones of his writing life can be found on his website (http://www.danhanks.com), or you can follow his bi-annual tweets on Twitter (http://twitter.com/dfrhanks)

Articles by Dan Hanks

Whatever you eat, there’s better ways to make meat

Whatever you eat, there’s better ways to make meat

18 Feb 12 There are lots of things in our lives that cause animal, human or environmental harm. Some we already know about.…... Read more

ICB: Hey weatherman, just tell me if I need a jacket!

ICB: Hey weatherman, just tell me if I need a jacket!

09 Jun 11 I freely admit that in the past few years I’ve remained unable to acclimatise properly to this beautiful country’s extremes,…... Read more

Giving birth really ain’t what it used to be

Giving birth really ain’t what it used to be

04 Jun 11 As a general rule, men and women know squat about babies. At least until they have to raise one. Then…... Read more

We can all love animals without being weird about it

We can all love animals without being weird about it

11 Feb 11 We like to think of ourselves as a nation of animal lovers. We bay for blood when a woman throws…... Read more

Sing-a-long sex: talking dirty on iTunes

Sing-a-long sex: talking dirty on iTunes

27 Jan 11 I was browsing iTunes this week, searching for distractions to avoid whatever I was actually supposed to be doing, when…... Read more

A journey into the dark heart of troll country

A journey into the dark heart of troll country

21 Jan 11 Once upon a time there was a writer who lived in a cottage nestled among the hills. The cottage was…... Read more

It’s called Christmas folks, with a capital C

It’s called Christmas folks, with a capital C

01 Dec 10 Ho! Ho! Ho! Yes, it’s that time of year again, when political correctness rears its ugly head and the majority…... Read more

When good toys go offensive

When good toys go offensive

22 Nov 10 You know the scene. We’ve all been there, checking out the shelves of goodies in Toys ‘R’ Us, searching for…... Read more

Justin Bieber as Luke Skywalker, would they dare

Justin Bieber as Luke Skywalker, would they dare

18 Nov 10 There was a collective, global sigh yesterday, when it appeared that hell had indeed frozen over and the inevitable had…... Read more

Why we should remember not to forget

Why we should remember not to forget

11 Nov 10 But for a sniper’s sticky trigger, I would not be sitting here writing a last minute article about forgetting to…... Read more

Losing the plot over the Rafters’ family death

Losing the plot over the Rafters’ family death

09 Nov 10 In the past week we have all grieved in our own particular way over something lost. For some it was…... Read more

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