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Irony Lurks Under Every Bush

Going through an old folder I found this interesting talk by Jonathan Drori on perniciousness of established belief: Depending on whether you score on matching answers or theoretical correctness, I scored between two and four out of four. I came … Continue reading →

The Magpie Who Stole The Sun by Neil Murton

Displaying both brutality and delicacy of touch, Murton demonstrates that, in life as well as art, “there’s no such thing as simple; there’s just complexity you choose to ignore.” This collection contains 50 drabbles, chosen from those Murton has published … Continue reading →

A Science of Open-Mindedness

While I am a prophet of the new world, exposing the nightmare realities lurking behind the comfortable inanities of spam email, trained in law, and happily practised it for many years. I feel no disjunction between these two, but some … Continue reading →

Beyond the Plane of Good

Over the last few months the level of spam on my blog has risen noticeably. Obviously the feeling of success that comes from meeting more of whatever criteria the spammers think make the most viewed blogs is pleasant. However I … Continue reading →

HIGH by Corey M.P.

Although it is not the core of the narrative, this romance contains a very realistic portrayal of a highly caffeinated lifestyle. Sonja Fines works for an advertising agency in Manhattan. Years of doing her boss’ job as well as her … Continue reading →

Million Words Challenge – March

The third month of the Million Words Challenge is over. And my writing pace was higher again. So, it is going well. However, I am still below the average needed to hit one million words (mostly due to weekends), so … Continue reading →

A Strong Response to Crime

With Chris Grayling claiming yesterday that the ban on (among other things) sending books to UK prisoners is a reasonable and proportionate response to smuggling, the debate looks set to continue for some time. Viewed economically, his statement is not … Continue reading →

A Far Off Place: A Collection of Poetry by James D. Maxon

Although this collection of poetry is not – as Maxon freely admits – technically or stylistically complex, nor it is dry or arch. The collection contains 92 poems written between the ages of 17 and 25, arranged in chronological order. … Continue reading →

Much Cheapness

Fauxpocalypse is free to download from Story Cartel for the next 21 days. As an added incentive, Story Cartel enter everyone who downloads and reviews it in the next four weeks into a raffle to win gift cards, books, or … Continue reading →

The Author As Adjective

Many book jackets, recommendations sites, and other prose advertising iterations, include a variation of proof by association: for fans of…, the next…, if you loved X then…. I have issues with this, both as an author and as a reader. … Continue reading →