Life is a series of disappointments with a few glimmers of hope and joy sprinkled in. When I was younger I remember being told the story of Pandora’s box. The gods left her a box and told her not to open it. She did, and out flew war, poverty, sickness, […]
Continue ReadingGay people are ‘oppressed’ because some people think being gay is an abomination. Trans people are ‘oppressed’ because they don’t fit the gender binary. Women are ‘oppressed’ because they are controlled by men. Black people are ‘oppressed’ because they’re hated by white people. Straight white men are ‘oppressed’ because everyone […]
Continue ReadingPoliteness and decency towards people is a sign of maturity. Maintaining decorum is not always easy, especially when you feel you have been wronged or mistreated by someone else. However, in the long-run, dealing with people in a polite, well-mannered and courteous way – even if you don’t like them […]
Continue ReadingA hundred years ago, young men would have been returning home after fighting in the first world war. Their wives/girlfriends/mothers took care of things while they were away. The level of emotional and physical resilience these people would have had far surpasses anything of today’s young people. They had no […]
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So recently I published my first book on Amazon via Kindle Direct Publishing. The two stories within are not the first I have ever written, but they are the first I have published. So far I have gratefully had two reviews from book bloggers that agreed to review my book. […]
Continue ReadingWrote this last year. Prosaic stream of consciousness… A woman screams at her kids day in day out for the slightest of things; when they’re in their 30s they’ll be having therapy. A guy treats his girlfriend as if she’s barely there, all the while his eyes glistening with the […]
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