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On lack of fulfillment, sleep and snuggles

It’s 4 am and all is not well. I can’t sleep. This past week has been a blur of professional … More

humour, insomnia, lifestyle, sleep problems, stress, teacher, work, Writing

Life, Momentum & Hell

Folks, I feel unstoppable right now. Today I woke up at 9am, cleaned the house, made fancy breakfast for two, … More

blogger, humour, lifestyle, momentuminlife, organisedlife, personalblog, stories, teacherlife, Writing

Meaty Men, The Gym and Me

Yesterday, I walked into the weight room at my local gym. It’s a small, intimate space with a rack of … More

anecdote, art, blogger, comedy, drawings, ego, exercise, Health/Fitness, humour, illustration, lifestyle, personal story, stories, weightlifting, women lifting weight, Writing

Anxious Sloth: I bought a Robot Vacuum

As any person who values cleanliness above friendship will tell you – the micro-manager within always emerges.

blogger, cleanliness, humour, laziness, personal story, robot vacuum, stories, writer, Writing

Brainbending Thinkage: on creativity, joy fizz and holes

I am a blob of brain pickled in jumbled thoughts and unrealised dreams.

creative slump, creativity, critical thinking, humour, opinion, the creative gap, writer's block, Writing

Definition: Bumptious

Definition: adj. Crudely presumptuous and self-assertive to the point of being conceited.

bumptious meaning, definition, interesting words, Motivation, Writing

Definition: Psithurism

The next time you hear that whoosh and rustle… know that it has a name.

definition, dictionary, interesting words, language, literacy, words, Writing

Writer’s Note: Mythology and Magical llamas

We love stories. So when writing a story – not just telling an anecdote or a gratuitous lie – it’s … More

advice, art, creativity, fantasy, humour, mythology, opinion, society, stories, Writing

Writer’s Note: On mermaids and the independence of Taiwan

In this instance I have finally begun solid work on my book. A self-contained humorous, but serious, fantasy adventure complete with interesting-haired heroine and intelligent bummer sidekick.

humour, Writing

Ducking Disasters: on the demerits of an unprepared mind

Rhetorically speaking, have you ever had a social circumstance sweep you on a wave of obligation whilst in some dark, neglected corner of your mind next to the Solve World Hunger Lever under the Table of Logic and Reason, there is a tiny voice screaming at you to do just the opposite?

adulthood, advice, community, critical thinking, culture, humour, society, Writing

Paradoxical Musings: on carpe diem and predatory loans

The thing about the present is that it’s the future in a ninja outfit.

advice, comedy, culture, humour, lifestyle, philosophy, society, Writing

Jumbled Thoughts: On Providing a Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Book!

Source: http://www.grammarcheck.net

advice, creativity, infographic, Writing

Misguided Whimsy: on the complexity of writing a novel

Missed me? In attempts to distract myself from the harsh social withdrawal born from moving out of London, my love…my life, I went … More

advice, creativity, fantasy, humour, novels, opinion, Writing, writing advice

The Complacent Pedantic: on starting a novel

The intent is to write fiction, ideally within the fantasy/sci-fi genre, and get paid for it but the steps are bluntly given, full of vague pick-me-ups and rely on an obscene overuse of dusty quotes framed in filigree with a sunset backdrop.

advice, creativity, fantasy, humour, novel writing, opinion, Writing, writing advice

The philosophy of the toilet: on my lack of words

Empathetic Reader, see if you can spot the alliteration. I have been reading up on rhetoric. The Gods of the … More

humour, Writing

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