Welcome to my second book! Fontana & Istilor has been bubbling away for several months. It burst into my brain in the early part of 2023, and it would not leave until it had been fully realised. I am proud of this, it is completely different to The Awakening, and thus has its own, unique […]
Back in 2019 (yes, I am aware I’ve told this story before), I started a journey. It began as a piece of… well, not fan fiction, for it was an original piece of work, but it was a story for my website. I developed it during quiet periods at work, and at home. I was […]
I want to introduce you to my publishers, namely the good people of Jumpmaster Press! Jumpmaster Press have a huge selection of sci-fi and fantasy stories from a wide range of authors, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Armin Shimerman. Jumpmaster Press have given me an opportunity and they have helped me to hone […]
That’s the idea behind the forums, which can be found here. Well, ok, maybe not unlimited – I mean, we’re bound to disagree, and I welcome robust discussions! If you are interested, sign up – but by all means browse first to see if there are topics of interest, and feel free to create topics […]
I figured it wouldn’t hurt to put all the ways and means of contacting/interacting with me in one, easy to find place – in case the social media links weren’t obvious enough. An important project is The Coalition of the Brave. New contributors are always welcome. You can catch me on Facebook. You’ll definitely catch […]
Returning to Nesslabs for inspiration, we find ourselves pondering what it would mean to upload our mind to the cloud. The merging of meerkat and machine is an intriguing, frightening, exciting prospect. Uploading is an idea explored by by the TV show Upload (which I am yet to see), and it’s basically a means of […]
I stumbled upon a fascinating post the other day. It spoke of captive alien beings, held by the USA in underground facilities. The post, by Nicholas Robson, offers up some questions about this notion. How did we come to capture these beings, if they possess advanced and superior technology? Why were these NHIs not rescued […]
After taking a summer break, Formula 1 returns, and it heads to the Netherlands, and to Zandvoort, for the Dutch Grand Prix. Like most European circuits, Zandvoort has undergone significant changes down the years, and had a lengthy absence from Formula 1, until it was restored to the calendar in 2021. The current circuit yields […]
It’s time for a rather epic Meerkat Muse! A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks, starting with a busy Wednesday, two weeks ago. Preparing It was a hectic day, Wednesday the 21st. You see, my wife, daughter and I were heading up to my parents, and we wouldn’t be home for a […]
Which activities make you lose track of time? Certain video games can absorb me. Most recently, it’s the empire-building game Stellaris that’s sucked me in, though numerous games have done this to me in the past. Football management sims, various Legend of Zelda titles, the Super Mario series, they’ve all ensnared me, most thoroughly, at […]
What does it mean to be masculine in the 21st Century? An intriguing question. What does it take to be ‘manly’ these days? Inspired by this post from Lisa Fouweather, I thought I would ask these questions of myself. Lisa explores how masculinity does not have to be an abrasive trait, whilst I… I will […]
It’s time for the latest edition of the Meerkat Q&A! This question is brought to us all via my loving wife, who asks: Scrappy Doo, yay or nay? For those who are unaware, Scrappy Doo is a character from the Scooby Doo franchise. He was introduced in 1979 as a daring – if rather rash […]
Drawing inspiration from Nesslabs, I find myself confronted by an interesting question. On the basis of personal experience, I dare say the answer entirely depends upon circumstances. There are various reasons why someone might wish to remain anonymous online. Some of these will be legitimate, and some, not so much. The use of pseudonyms can […]
This is an especially interesting prompt for me, because it just so happens that at the time of publishing this post, I am in the looming shadow of this giant! It is a behemoth in more ways than one, stretching high into the sky, and leaving a huge footprint on the Sicilian landscape. As far […]
Let us return to the glorious realm of the Meerkat Muse! We start at the end, so to speak. To put it another way, we start at the end of the past two weeks, and a special trip to London… Chasing Phantoms Full confession, The Phantom of the Opera does not interest me. It has […]
Since getting home, the cat has been convinced he's owed about a million meals, and has incessantly reminded us of this.
The Daily Mail readership has dropped 32%, people are saying they will be bankrupt before 2030 because no-one wants to advertise in them.
I'm sure that if we RT we can bring their downfall sooner, and GB News too.
Well, it's been a hectic week in sunny Sicily, hot and lovely, albeit I feel like I've barely tanned!
Returning to Nesslabs for inspiration, we find ourselves pondering what it would mean to upload our mind to the cloud. The merging of meerkat and machine is an intriguing, frightening, exciting prospect. Uploading is an idea explored by by the TV show Upload (which I am yet to see), and it’s basically a means of […]
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