In Dreams
I find myself returning to the film ‘Inception’ again and again, not because I seek to “figure it out” or to spot subtle clues as I go along, but because the film discusses so many interesting themes and raises so many important questions. In this post, I will use Inception as my jumping off point…
Creativity in Time
These days I find that the more I experience, the more I open my mind and my senses to the new and limitless, the more I experience time as something wholly other than the chronological orderings imposed by human beings. I want to discuss Time and Creativity in terms that are as free and open…
On the sad news of the passing of Cormac McCarthy
I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Cormac McCarthy, one of the greatest writers of fiction of all time. I, like many others, was so excited by the release of two new McCarthy novels, ‘Stella Maris’ and ‘The Passenger’, at the end of 2022. I devoured ‘Stella Maris’ in no time at…
Obsessive thoughts in literature
My novel, ‘Myself am Hell’, didn’t start its life as a depiction of life with obsessive compulsive disorder. My initial idea was three strangers brought together through a prank gone wrong, with profound repercussions for them all. However, it quickly became clear to me that my central character, Quentin, has OCD and his battle with…
Myself am Hell
https://amzn.eu/d/iLOX3de Please see the above link to my first novel, ‘Myself am Hell’. As you can tell from the title, the shadow of John Milton hangs over the mind of my central character, Quentin. Quentin’s mind is also constantly under attack from obsessive thoughts and the accompanying urge to perform compulsions in order to gain…
Things I wish I’d seen/known
I first encountered Pulp Fiction on VHS on the eve of an English A-Level exam. Safe to say, it blew my mind with its out of kilter narrative technique, cooler than thou dialogue and moments of almost unbearable tension leavened by the darkest humour. At the time my head was full of King Lear when…
Upon the beginning of a new job
This may seem an odd or somewhat prosaic subject to blog about, but please bear with me. I would like to present my views on one of the great opportunities for companies and organizations to gain the hearts and minds of new employees in their first few weeks of employment. Do many of us remember…
Some thoughts on the UK’s approach towards asylum seekers during the pandemic
Since the first lockdown last March I have been thinking about asylum seekers and refugees; about how they are being affected by Covid-19. Are they being vaccinated in the UK and other host countries? Away from coverage of the pandemic, a consistent them in the UK press has been the arrival of groups of migrants…
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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