I’ve not written on this for some time, partly because I’ve been writing a diary, and partly because I’ve started a new novel. I simply don’t have time for it all! I was thinking about death today. When I was about 6, my grandmother died; I remember my mother telling me “no-one ever truly dies […]
If anyone ever compain about you or someone else being late, just think that everything happens for a reason. After all, there’s scores of stories from New Yorkers that were (mercifully) late for work on 11th Sept 2001…
Never ever quit. Sure, things might look desperate at times, but you’re very rarely beaten; you simply haven’t seen the correct move. I used to play Chess. A lot. I used to be very good too, and would probably still be entrenched in that microcosm of ticking clocks and notation if not for a […]
Have you played The Game? Actually, you’re playing it right now. Everyone is. The rules of The Game are simple; don’t think of The Game. If you do think of The Game, you lose and you start again. It’s an interesting mental experiment; can you actually ignore The Game without playing it? The origins of […]
A lot of people will reel off regurgitated medical facts when asked about the dangers of smoking. However, lots of everyday foods and products can cause us harm, yet we’re convinced that the risks “are minimal” or “non-conclusive” – think about the amount of fuel exhaust we inhale every day and tell me there […]
I read that dolphins are actually psychic in the real sense of the term. They can pass on information to other dolphins without visual or physical communication; this has been called “pod talking”, and makes me think whether our view on evolution is correct. We are only assuming that our path of evolution is open-ended […]
This was a piece I submitted to an online publisher of humorous articles some time back. They accepted, but never got round to using (I think). Anyway, I thought it was good, and publish it here for your entertainment. The Art of Hatin’ Here’s an uncomfortable truth; everybody hates somebody. You hate somebody. It might […]
This is the version I rewrote after deciding against an earlier story (posted previously on here). It’s almost flash fiction, and I tried to throw in a double-twist at the end. Angela’s First Day Angela perched on the polyester-covered office chair and studied her desk. It was sparse and ill-considered; a drab keyboard, an RSI-inducing […]
Dear Sega, Sonic the Hedgehog was relevant back in 1992, NOT in 2012. Please refrain from flogging this spiky dead horse in any future games. Sincerely yours etc.
This exercise was to write about a girl called Angela on her first day in a new job. I didn’t submit this one as it didn’t really show Angela at all, only mentioned at the start and at the end. Plus, I wasn’t pleased with it, so rewrote it entirely. Interesting writing fact – Roald […]
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