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European Anglophone Theatre Societies (FEATS) in Ottobrun (Munich), where it was performed at the Entity Theatre in June 2019. His Sons and Mothers, six monologues about "three mothers who have lost their sons and three sons who have lost their mothers", was performed by the Little Seal Company at the Warehouse Theatre in October 2019. Westlake was also an original cast member.
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Starting in 1985, Westlake had a lengthy career in
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Westlake has had more than twenty short stories published in various genres. His SF short stories have been published notably in
Aphelion and Metaphorosis. His 2021 story, "Going Home", was selected for inclusion in the recently-published
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Westlake's forthcoming full-length historical novel, Other Than an Aspen Be, set in the 1914-1918 period, portrays the scourge of war and the plight of refugees and the existential dilemmas these cause. Westlake is represented by
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about the book, which features a young gamer in a futuristic world, Westlake/Bird cites various inspirations including art, literature, and the Bible.
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Britain's Emerging Euro-Elite? The British in the Directly-Elected European Parliament, 1979â1992, Dartmouth Press, London, 1994
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The Council of the European Union (third edition, with David Galloway), John Harper Press, London, 2004
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The European Economic and Social Committee, John Harper Press, London, 2016
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The Council of the European Union, Cartermill International, London, 1995
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Outside the EU: Options for Britain (ed), Agenda Press, Newcastle, 2020
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A Modern Guide to the European Parliament, Pinter, London, 1994
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