The Meerkat of Science: The Impossible Dream?
Perhaps this post would belong to a science fiction setting, but there is an overlap with scientific ideas, and a dash of idealism as well. The original concept has been popularised in sci-fi for...
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Meerkat Prompts: Queen Boudica
Let’s open the pages of history. Heralded as a legendary warrior, Queen Boudica terrorised the Romans during their occupation of Britain, but who was she? Other than the revolts she led, Queen Boudica’s life...
Meerkat Prompts: Living Anywhere
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? This isn’t an easy question. There’s a few serious contenders for the winner here, with some being relatively close to home, and...
Meerkat Prompts: Proud to be Geeky
My journey through life has seen me take a hearty interest in that which is often defined as geeky. Science fiction, fantasy, trains, technology, science, these are field that scream nerd. I dare say...
Meerkat Prompts: When do you feel the most drained?
This is a good question, and a slightly tough one for me to answer. There are various points where I might feel physically tired, but there’s also psychological exhaustion too. Sometimes the two meet...
The Meerkat Muse: 5th of November, 2025
It feels strangely magical that this Muse should fall upon one of the most spectacular non-events in British history – Guy Fawkes Night. Welcome back everyone. A House of Plague A couple of weeks...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Follies of Farage
Owing in no small part to the unwarranted and thoroughly disproportionate coverage they get from Britain’s mainstream media, Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is doing well in the polls. Quite why such a small party...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Perfunctory Outrage
Yesterday two men boarded a train at Peterborough, about an hour north of London. Shortly after getting on, they began to attack passengers with knives. Nine people were hospitalised, and as of the time...
Meerkat Prompts: What’s in a Dream?
Throughout the history of Meerkat Musings I have written of my dreams. There have been some epic nocturnal adventures, including zombie apocalypse dreams, creepy clown dreams, sweeping fantasy dreams, intense sci-fi dreams, emotional dreams,...
Meerkat Prompts: Background Noise
We live in a world where it is very easy to get distracted. The instant gratification of a quick TikTok video, or some other bite-sized morsel from social media, can divert our focus in...
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