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Care worker, writer, memester, autist, dissenter.
I like people who not only think outside the box, but reshape the box into something else!
I've been writing since I was 10. It's my sanctuary - though the structure often needs maintenance. Over the last twenty or so years, I've won some writing prizes for short fiction, poetry and playwriting. In 2013, I published my first novel, 'In the Day'. Looking at it now, I can see all sorts of things I would change - but I suppose that shows progress. I also have a collection of short fiction, 'Sacred Shirts', which was published in 2024.
In 2015, at the grand age of 56, I was finally diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition (Asperger's). I live alone with my cat, Daisy, and lots of books.
Yes, I've experienced some of
Posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Yes, I've experienced some of that. When I was first referred to a psychiatrist to discuss the issue, he said to me 'You can't be autistic because you aren't flapping your hands and rocking in your chair.' So again, it was using his '...
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I only found out yesterday
Posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
I only found out yesterday that Steve Silberman had died. I was shocked as he was so young - and not much older than myself. 'Neurotribes' was the first book about autism I read after my diagnosis. Great book. I especially loved the first...
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Climate Change
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Thanks, Di. I was going to put that in, but wanted to focus on the tech itself and was worried about length (close to word count). You are absolutely right, though. The data centres that power the internet are huge already and are growing with...
Read full commentPosted in Where Are We Now? Ted Kaczynski and Technological Society
It is a rant really, though.
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
It is a rant really, though. It just defeats me. I keep telling myself to drop it, focus on something else, feel happy again. But it's just always there, like this huge monster lurking in the shadows. And I also keep thinking 'What happens if...
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It was written with tongue
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024
It was written with tongue planted firmly in cheek! Having said that, it was an attempt to challenge some misconceptions and stereotypes... and poke a bit of fun at attitudes.
Yes, it means different things to different people - sadly, so...
Read full commentPosted in Autistic Man!
Okay... here's the SoundCloud
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Okay... here's the SoundCloud file. Best I can do, I'm afraid. It lacks the dynamic of a stage performance.
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Yes, absolutely. That stigma
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2024
Yes, absolutely. That stigma is, thankfully, being broken down. But it's still there.
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Thank you, Jenny. I'm
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Thank you, Jenny. I'm grateful for this comment - and I agree so much with what you say. I was a child of the '60s. They were tough times. But I still can't help but look back on my life and think I've been lucky, and lived it without this '...
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Absolutely. And they almost
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Absolutely. And they almost resolutely ignore that. Corporations like Amazon and Google, too, who use our buildings and infrastructure and get away with paying no or little tax. It defeats me how it's allowed to happen. I guess it comes down...
Read full commentPosted in Sir Kier Starmer Superhero – Sir Kier and the energy crisis
I can hear Tom in every word
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2024
I can hear Tom in every word - in that 'The Piano Has Been Drinking' voice!
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