Blog Posts

  • Tip Toe round the monkeys

    Tip Toe round the monkeys

    I recently read an article by a developer about having their work rejected because they used AI in its development. The story isn’t as straightforward…

  • Plus ça change

    Plus ça change

    The post title sounds quite impressive until you realise I learned it from a song by Rush. Bonus points if you can name that song.…

  • Digital Sovereignty

    Digital Sovereignty

    According to Wikipedia, The Darlington Bus War was a series of events between 1986 and 1995 in the UK bus industry in the town of…

  • Rush for Insight

    Rush for Insight

    My favourite sketch on the recent series of SNL UK was the British Pork Sketch. I thought it was funny and absurd as I watched…

  • Writers’ Retreat

    Writers’ Retreat

    Last week I went to my first ever writing retreat. It won’t be my last. Having a week with nothing to do but write or…

  • The Old Railway Line

    The Old Railway Line

    There’s an old railway line near my house which has been converted into a path. I walk the dog there every day. It’s a little…

  • But…

    But…

    Imagine our protagonist has invited a date for dinner. They take a shower, get dressed, check their appearance in the mirror. The smell of cooking…

  • Spaceship Turnover

    Spaceship Turnover

    Here’s something to think about on Inspiration Thursday There are number of SF stories set on ships travelling between the stars. Such stories should be…

  • Sacrificing the alien

    I was going to post this last week but I was too excited by the Artemis launch… The first time I went to Spain it…

  • How it works

    How it works

    Last night I did something I haven’t done for over fifty years. I watched a moon rocket take off. I’d forgotten just how exciting it…

  • Lip Salve

    Lip Salve

    The tin of lip salve in the picture has sat there by the crossing for a few days now. How did it get there? That’s…

  • Sunday at the Village Vanguard

    Sunday at the Village Vanguard

    Here’s a quick question. Which was Charles Dickens time travel story? Got it? It was, of course, A Christmas Carol. Scrooge travelled back and forwards…