1. The Grateful Dead. A feature about spiritualism for Venue Magazine
2. Tin Churches. An article on the restoration of historic buildings from Folio Magazine
3. Adult Entertainment . A feature on pole dancing and strip clubs from Venue Magazine
4. Attack of the Killer Seagulls. A news feature for Venue Magazine
5. Flesh and Blood. A food feature from Venue Magazine

I write on a wide variety of subjects, from local history, music, news and food to gay issues (I edit the gay and lesbian section for a local weekly magazine and contribute news stories to several L&G websites and publications). I also have a regular food column, concentrating on locally-sourced, organic and GM-free produce in The Spark, a publication dedicated to ethical, fairtrade, eco-friendly and self-development isues.

A few biographical details: I was born in 1964, and live with my partner, three cats and one dog in the heart of the West Country. An early interest in music led me to work for several years in the record trade and perform in a moderately successful band for a while.

Since 1995 I have written for a variety of print magazines, most notably Venue, Folio, The Bath Magazine, The Spark and Essentially Catering. For three years I contributed to the American publication A Bear's Life, the first magazine of its kind to explore and celebrate the rapidly expanding Bear phenomenon, and have written for a number of other national and international gay men's publications.

I have written for several newspapers, including The Bath Chronicle, the Bristol Evening Post, the Western Daily Press and the Wiltshire Chronicle, and have contributed to many one-off publications, B2B magazines and journals and to a number of different web sites, including www.optimisimsflames.com, www.venue.co.uk, www.somethingandnothing.net, www.pridewest.co.uk, www.queerbristol.com and www.chalkhills.org

In 2010 I took over the ownership of The Spark, the UK's biggest, free ethical quarterly magazine. See www.thespark.co.uk

• I was the principle researcher/author of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 pub guides to Bath, Bristol and the surrounding area Drinking Out West.
• I am one of the principle researchers/writers of the region's most respected food guide Eating Out West, now in its 21st successful year.
• I am now the owner/publisher of The Spark, the UK's biggest, free ethical quarterly. Established in 1993 the Spark - which is distributed throughout the West of England and South Wales - has a readership in excess of 100,000. www.thespark.co.uk

If you would like a copy please email me using the link above or directly at dwbullock@sky.com

• The World's Worst Records - my bad music blog
• XTC biographies: links to 5 articles written for the Optimism's Flames web site
• Recent articles from Venue Magazine
• David Gedge of the Wedding Present interviewed. Thanks to Something and Nothing for hosting this.