The Advocate

One thing I've noticed is the rise of racism in our society, post Brexit. Whichever side of that debate you've chosen, you can't argue that it has got worse. The thing is, it has always been there. I took some examples provided by a friend of mine, added some personal experiences, and dropped them into a cauldron, by which I mean my imagination. This is the result.

Viral Spiral

Long ago, I signed up to an internet community and got dogpiled when one of the community members got his friends to join in when he targeted me. Names and details have been fictionalised for entertainment purposes.

View From The Tower

I've been looking for places to post non-fiction prose online, the idea being to make money from my writing. Since other people have the same idea and it takes forever to get paid — assuming the piece is accepted, I've posted it here for now. This is what it's like to be me at the moment.

The Monster

It's been a long time since I last posted anything here. I've been busy with other projects; political blogging on On t'Internet, FM blogging on FM Customer Care Today, and working at my new jobs. Now the Coronavirus crisis is upon us and once more I have a load of free time on my hands. This means I have more time to write, so I'll be going through my old fiction works and will publish them here for your enjoyment. Today's tale is one I submitted for a competition. I won an orange rubber alien and a t-shirt that didn't fit me.

Get Fitter, Not Fatter

Well the new year is upon us and now that we've stopped being all jolly and merry and whatnot I've decided to go all Krampus on the world. You see, we're just over the hump at the beginning of the year when our good intentions drive us gymward in an effort to lose the festive flab.

Good luck with that. And so I rant.

Sci-Fi Fun: Aliens And Robots And Space Ships, Oh My!

I was watching a programme on BBC something last night about aliens. I LOVE all things sci-fi and fantasy and eagerly soaked up the nostalgic trip down memory lane. It began with the notion of sci-fi as social mirror, then ended up at our relationship with aliens, as it were. They were either there to invade and exterminate, arrive as immigrants, or wow and teach us. I can't help thinking how cool it'd be if aliens landed here in England, knocked on my door, and asked if they could borrow a cupful of sugar, kind of thing. I can see it now...

Copyright, Wrongs, And How To Make A Living From The Internet

I don't know if you realise this but we all infringe on copyright every day. Every single, no-I'm-not-pulling-your-leg day. Go on, read the linked article at least three times. It's staggering. I mean, even looking at this post requires you to download it onto your PC, at least temporarily, so you can read the damn thing. In doing so, it made a copy of this file to store on your computer, but you didn't ask me if I'm okay with that, did you, you dirty thieving pirate, you?! Just kiddin'. But that's the problem. If you're mad keen on copyright, contact the PRS and pay for a licence before you sing Happy Birthday in public. Seriously, that's where we're at.