The Magic & The Memories – Reflecting on My Son’s Youth Orchestra Journey
I recently attended my son’s last performance in the UK with the Northamptonshire County Youth Orchestra and it triggered a lot of emotion and a lot of memories. Read More …
Category: Blog
Continuity Challenges & the Art of Retcon
The author faces challenges in maintaining continuity while writing interconnected stories set in a shared fictional universe on the south coast of England. This includes managing timelines, character interactions, and consistent details across currently unpublished and previously published books. They consider creating comprehensive maps and timelines to aid in ensuring consistency and coherence. Read More …
I’ve always been a Writer
The author shares their lifelong passion for writing, which began in childhood and continued despite various life changes. Notably, they recall writing imaginative stories praised by teachers, maintaining a diary during teenage years, and reigniting their writing hobby via the internet in their twenties. They’ve published novels and short stories under a pseudonym and emphasize the importance of daily writing. Starting a Substack to explore diverse topics and continue their writing habit, the author views daily writing as essential practice. Read More …
Get your Mute on
Last night I decided I’d finally had enough of Piers Morgan’s personal vendetta against The Duchess of Sussex and muted him on Twitter. Read More …
How did I end up with a Blog?
Yesterday I paid the invoice for the hosting of this site and the domains that go with it. That’s what prompted me to finally complete that post on streaming services that I started writing back in February. It’s not expensive, but I guess some would see it as unusual for someone like me—just a normal bloke with nothing to sell or anything like that—to pay for a website when there are so many free options out there. Particularly when I’m not exactly a regular poster. It’s not like I’m writing a new entry every day or even every week. Read More …
Do You Remember A Time Before Streaming?
When you think about it, it’s remarkable quite how much the landscape for consuming media, be that video or music, has changed since Netflix first launched its streaming service. I still remember a time when in the UK we only had four television channels. Read More …
a Long Time in… Well, it’s just a long time, okay.
When you only write a blog as a hobby—a way of keeping yourself mentally alert and to some extent easing the burden of the daily grind by venting your frustrations or simply expressing yourself—then it can be difficult to choose what to write about. Particularly if, like this one, your blog isn’t focused on one particular thing. Read More …
Never Known Pain Like It!
On Monday, I went Karting with my son and his friend at Teamworks in Northampton. They are both sixteen. I’m thirty-one years older than that. So while they are both fit and healthy, I’m… less so. Read More …
February – So Far, So… Meh—But the Rest of the Month Still Looks Exciting
the month and things have gone… Well, not great, but not terrible either. Read More …
A Frustrating Night at the Golden Palace
I honestly think we were the better side against Arsenal last night. Not “just about” the better side, but the better side by some distance. Read More …