"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things." He can talk about the finer points of footwear, ocean-going voyages and waxy stuff until his handkerchief is soaking wet for all I care, but I suspect he never had to deal with the volume of junk found floating around our house. If …
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This is a first for me - an interview with an actual real life author, Sarah Potter, the creator of Desiccation. The cover is wonderful, harking back to the good old days of sci-fi when people knew where they stood with bugs from another dimension. Not like these days where villains and heroes are interchangeable …
Darkness has a bad reputation in my opinion. There's a lot to be said in favour of the luxurious, silky and encompassing nature of darkness. Story tellers endeavour to embolden the belief that darkness is evil, that it serves to arouse your senses to unseen terrors. I believe that darkness is an opportunity to retreat …
Just lately I've found my cynicism levels have risen higher than expected. Usually I maintain a healthy balance between positivity and pragmatism, yet for a while now I've been aware that I'm wandering ever closer to the Cynical Sea. Or perhaps the Meh Zone. I still enjoy the wonders of the world around me, just …
This New Years Eve I fancied a trip to London to see the fireworks. It's a lot of hassle, shuffling among the crowds, cold feet, trying to sing Auld Lang Syne when you don't know all the words, hugging strangers and smiling until your face hurts. And even when you've had enough you have …
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