You can call me a pessimist if you like. I won't blame you. If I'm still around to place any blame that is. These will probably be the last words I write for a number of reasons. Firstly because I don't much paper to write on and there's no way on Earth I'm going outside …
What Inspires You?
What does the word "inspiration" mean to you? Does it conjure up images of an artist sloshing paint across a canvass? Monet perhaps, inspired by the play of light on water and the dream-like colours of the flowers. Or a writer inspired to pen a story about a real life event, and in turn potentially …
Gimme a Kissy!
Found this photo this morning before I set off for work. Usually I browse around for a quick look at the news, Google News does it for me at that time in the morning. Most days I switch off my PC and drive with a sense of "ho-hum, war here, drugs there, political squabbling in …
Honesty Box
"Lies are the devils way of tormenting the soul." That's what my Gram used to say. "You keep spinning that web of lies and sooner or later it'll wrap itself around your spirit and bleed you raw until you cry from the pain." When I was a lad I thought it was just an old …
Five Reasons I Wish I Was A Sith Lord
As a youngling I was mesmerised by the awesome power of the Jedi in Star Wars. I wanted to know what it felt like to use the Force, lead epic battles against a ruthless enemy, wield a Light Saber and whiz through space as laser beams flash all around me. Some people, when asked what …
Dave Farmer 