Death and Other Things to do in Bed
…Read More…: Death and Other Things to do in BedA Lunatic’s View of the Remainder of the World Yesterday I met a raving lunatic named Jordan or some such. Well, it was my fault – I was out on the green, developing my brilliant new idea for making oldies fit and making me pot loads of money. It’s called (probably) Karatesize, and it’s a…
Free me? The Price of Virtue
…Read More…: Free me? The Price of VirtueHow Even Virtue-Signalling Costs a Fortune How many of the emails in your inbox want your money? I don’t only mean the obvious direct sell ones. You know, like Charles Tyrwhitt, ‘shirtmakers of Jermyn Street’, though all of their shirts are made in the Far East – who, despite all my attempts to de-register from…
Extortion and heartbreak
…Read More…: Extortion and heartbreakA Wet Week! Not outside. Outside was warm, some days hot, London sitting under sifting air redolent with fried viruses, some still kicking and looking for a home. A nice cosy home within which to breed. Idiots! If they get into the wrong human, say a used one which is on the point of biodegrading…
No Words
…Read More…: No WordsOn Becoming an Orphan I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to feel Except Herzgebrochen. Only words can comfort me now. No words can comfort me now. The ship set sail so long ago All that was left Was some smoke on the horizon. Now they tell me This great liner Stuffed…
Making Waves!
…Read More…: Making Waves!Apologies for the blog gap. Afloat still in the Pandemics, wind-buffeted, I thought I’d send you an update. Be nice! Email me an update about you. There’s more of you than there are of me. Hello dear friends. Hey guess what – I’m writing a play! A stage play for the first time in many…
Telling the Story
…Read More…: Telling the StoryHOW TO PLOT A SHORT STORY – the 3-Act formula that makes it 1, 2, 3! In this article I will cover mainly plot-driven narrative in plotting the Short Story. I will try to show you some ways of approaching narrative, which you may find useful. You have your own way! But I think you…
Black Lives Matter
…Read More…: Black Lives MatterTo GL. 8’46”. We miss you terribly. It was a dark and stormy night…the cliché made a perfect fit as Mother, teeth gritted and eyes clamped to the streaming windscreen, guided the Renault down the sodden road alongside the Sewerage Farm in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg. This was 1964, and a Highveld storm dumped…
WINNER!…and runner-up
…Read More…: WINNER!…and runner-upThe MEGASAGA 3 writing competition has reached its conclusion, and the WINNER will be awarded £100 in shiny British Currency! Interestingly, there were many comments on the website supporting our decision. As I said, the decision was based not on votes, but on our judgement as writers and readers. Ultimately the judging panel was extended…
Corona Chronicles Part 3: THE CRACK OF DOM
…Read More…: Corona Chronicles Part 3: THE CRACK OF DOM…what happened to Part 2? That was the WRITING A MEGASAGA competition! Where have you beeeeen??? We are nearly in phase 2 of the Pandemic. Phase 1, disease spreads, people die, people panic, governments thrash about in utter confusion. The right wing ones generally make a complete hash of it, tens of thousands die. The…
THE SHORTLIST
…Read More…: THE SHORTLISTWho will win £100 in the MEGASAGA WRITING COMPETITION? BEFORE you check to see if YOUR story made the shortlist, please read this. Take a breath. Ok? Many’s the time I have waited intently for a shortlist, and felt that hollow sinking feeling when coming to that hole where my name should have been. So…