“Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.” So said the character of “Brunt, FCA!” from Star Trek DS9. Whilst the show is now over 30 years old, I was recently watching it during a 3am feed for my newborn son, and that line from Brunt really struck home. Of course, it’s a fun riff […]
In 2023, I discovered a connection problem with the upstairs and downstairs parts of my brain. My “upstairs” which controls things like thinking, empathy, play etc. can severely malfunction and tip me into the “the downstairs” which controls basic functions like breathing, blinking, pooing and our fight or flight responses. Now before you go thinking,
Antisocial media Every now and then I remember I have a tool that can be better than any social media platform could ever be for me. It’s called my own website. And I should use it more often. I recently shut down my Twitter account. The rich egotist who bought it might have been the
How do you get a short story published? How long can it take? What do you need to do? By the Boiler’s Hand was published in 2020. From draft, to edit submission, rejection and more, follow a short story’s bumpy journey to publication here.
What makes a person want to write anything? Why does this John Allen still write?
