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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.
Agh! The kind of stuff that
Posted on Sun, 08 Jun 2025
Agh! The kind of stuff that's plagued me for years. Decisions, decisions. And I've usually settled for the safe, 'in my comfort zone' option, too. I'd have gone for the chairs!
Read full commentPosted in The Decisions Of Billy Kimble.
Yes, I agree. I watched a
Posted on Wed, 04 Jun 2025
Yes, I agree. I watched a video the other day of a free concert REM gave in downtown Toronto in 2002. The streets were jam-packed. From the stage perspective, all you could see was a vast ocean of happy, smiling faces - people dancing, singing...
Read full commentPosted in Death by Selfie
Thanks, airyfairy, for your
Posted on Wed, 04 Jun 2025
Thanks, airyfairy, for your thoughtful and balanced response. I admit that it goes against the grain for me to feel a certain level of indifference to these tragedies. It's complicated - and in that sense I can understand how my words can be seen...
Read full commentPosted in Death by Selfie
Where have the pubs like that
Posted on Sun, 01 Jun 2025
Where have the pubs like that gone? None around here. Gastros with kids running around.
Loved it. I'm reading a lot today that's bringing a thirst on I'd better not quench!
Read full commentPosted in Fussbuckets
Trouble with bagels is there
Posted on Sat, 31 May 2025
Trouble with bagels is there's always this big bit missing in the middle, where the jam should go!
Read full commentPosted in J. C. Jones V - Let us Eat
Thanks, Di. I'm glad he
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025
Thanks, Di. I'm glad he seems real. I rarely try third-person narrators, but it feels right for this. Gives a bit of distance. I do quite like him myself. Check out 'bardo' and see if it gives a clue!
Read full commentPosted in Dead Man: 2
Yes. They have to do that
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025
Yes. They have to do that now. Leave it too long and the rumours and lies soon start spreading. Not confined to an area any more, though - but globally. Like the Southport riots. Willingly stirred by the likes of Elon Musk, too. I suppose it...
Read full commentPosted in YNWA.
Another shocking event.
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025
Another shocking event.
We all have mental health. Some have mental illness. And, like ethnicity, religion and the other things, it's one of those that quickly gets wheeled out. And, like the others, it creates stigma and fear. And...
Read full commentPosted in YNWA.
My favourite period of
Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025
My favourite period of history. You've captured it well. An authentic voice, too.
Read full commentPosted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two
Not enough of them, sadly.
Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025
Not enough of them, sadly.
Read full commentPosted in Impulsive Anger and Escalation
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