Should writers fear or embrace AI? Does the allure of Ani represent an exciting future for writers, or is she just a face mask on the devil? Is she a warning that we should not judge a book by its pretty cover, or a vision of a future we should […]
After what seems an interminably long length of time, I’ve finally rediscovered the writing “bug”. It turns out that I have a couple of connected stories, written some years ago, which are just waiting for some real hard editing and finishing up. Of course, that means first proscratinating a lot […]
Time for a Word(s)
Welcome back to my blog! Some time between my last post and now, my blog died with a “WordPress White Screen of Death”. With my job taking up my available time, and my desire to stare at “screens” all but vanished completely, I didn’t have the will to sit down […]
22 Months Later …
Last week, I found myself in the unenviable position of having to figure out what Universal Credit was and to apply for it. The idea of spending the equivalent of a full-time job endlessly hunting for jobs for little more than £300 a month didn’t sit well with me. I […]
Finding Work …
In over half a century of life, I’ve managed to live on such paltry means of income that I’ve never had to seek government help in the way of benefits. That changed for the first time last week. On the realisation that my savings would run out before my coding […]
Universal Credit
Boy, it’s been some time since I’ve posted here. Anyone who’s followed my posts over on codeRunner.uk, will know that 2022 has been a pretty tough year for me. My main source of income dried up in a pretty rapid and sudden manner back in February, and it’s been tough […]
Fork In The Road
We live in a strange society whereby enough people are prepared to pay over £3 for a single cup of coffee that there are coffee outlets swarming over the High Streets like a plague across the land, whilst others are wondering if they’ll find another £3 to replace their jar […]
The Coffee Quandary
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything here. Admittedly, I’ve recently been side-tracked with my person Upskilling Journey over on code:Runner(UK), which has preoccupied me for the last couple of months. That’s only really one part of it, though. It occurs to me that the main reason is […]
Facebook-a-No-Go!
The legacy of last year’s “three months of agony” forcing me into doing 3x3km daily walks… (Originally posted on Facebook.)
Longest Move Streak
When it’s a choice between a thimble sized amount of ink for your printer, or eating for a week, something isn’t right…