Writing Let’s get this one out of the way first. I came here to write, and written I have. It’s actually been pretty easy. A piece of piss, in fact. All you have to do, see, is put one word after the other. If you keep doing that, for ages, you’ll have lots of sentences, and those sentences will …
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An Exercise In Perception
The first thing I saw this morning as I walked out of my hostel was a guy on a bike, riding up the middle of the street on one wheel. Just a kid, sitting back with a big grin on his face, front wheel high in the air. And not just for a second, either. I stood and watched as he rode all the way down …
Watermelon Daiquiris
Some days you’re just more open to the world around—more attuned to the melodies that play over the rhythm of your everyday routine. Why it happens, some days more than others, I don’t know. Quality of the coffee, maybe. The weather. A really good night’s sleep. Whatever the reason, it’s important …
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 …
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. …