Let’s get the ranting out of the way first, shall we? Maybe I’m just getting old, or maybe humanity is getting worse. Maybe both. I don’t know, but this year—more than any other—I’m finding my levels of irritation at the people who spend the whole time taking photos of the band—rather than …
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The Wedding Speech
So, my old buddy Ben got hitched. Yep. He and Tahlia finally tied the knot, down in "sunny" Cornwall. It was beautiful, despite the rain. Best man's duties fell to Jake (Ben's bru), who is also one of my dearest friends, so I wasn’t at all miffed at missing out on that job. Besides, I really don’t …
The Purple Crisp
Greetings... It has been a while, eh? Yeah, well, I been busy. Weddings, marathons, general elections (all as an attendee and/or viewer, rather than a participant, I should add). Mostly, though, I’ve been learning about gutter opera, with D. Foy. The whole experience has been fantastic, a lot …
Book Review: Disintegration, by Richard Thomas
Over the last couple of years, I’ve become rather used to seeing Richard Thomas’s name appear in my news feed. It seems hardly a week goes by without one of his stories finding a home—not surprising, really, given that he’s one of the most prolific and hard-hitting writers out there. Operating …
The Next Project
Writing, eh? Sheesh. What a rollercoaster... First, you get an idea for a story, and: Excitement! You start writing. Seat-of-your-pants style, or carefully planned—all storyboarded out, scene by scene. Maybe you workshop it, get some feedback. Edit it. Re-write it. Re-write, re-write, re-write. …