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, “is […]
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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 […]
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A lot has happened since the last time I wrote a blog post. Two years in fact. I would write a 50,000-word epic about it all, but that would probably bore people to death. Plus, there’s quite enough gloom and doom for everyone to feast on, and I refuse to add to it. This post […]
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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.
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What makes a person want to write anything? Why does this John Allen still write?
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