The New Football Manager Story P7 – Blaze of Glory?

My plucky Wealdstone side sat 10th in League Two, halfway through the 22/23 season. It seemed likely that the club would spend at least one more season in league football, but nothing was assured. How would things fare in the second half of the campaign? Well, proceedings would begin with the visit of Yeovil Town. […]

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‘This May Concern You’

On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 12:12:42 GMT, donzell edgar <donzelledgar@mixtapesfromearth.com> wrote: You don`t know me and you are thinking why you received this e mail, right? Well, I actually placed a malware on the porn website and guess what, you visited this web site to have fun (you know what I mean). While you […]

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Another Day, Another Shooting

My friend Bruce Gerencser has put together a detailed examination of the problem of gun violence, and some interesting thoughts on what to do about it. It’s worth a read. https://brucegerencser.net/2023/02/another-day-another-school-massacre-2/

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Writing Prompts: In a Pickle

Hmm. Hmmmmmmm. I found this prompt via this post, and I am intrigued. In a pickle… Whilst I haven’t watched it, I am familiar with Rick & Morty’s ‘Pickle Rick’, though I imagine the post is not drawing inspiration from that. It’s best to consider the most common use of the expression, which is to […]

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The New Football Manager Story P6 – Inconsistency

Wealdstone had not only survived their first season in the Football League, but, to a point, they had thrived. 11th place was a pretty respectable finish, given the expectation of going straight back down, but as the 22/23 season loomed, it was painfully clear the club needed a lot of investment. A few coaches – […]

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An Open Letter to Pro-Lifers (CW: Abortion, Child Abuse)

Dear Pro-lifers, You no doubt believe that when you oppose abortions, you are preserving life. Preserving life is not dishonourable, but in your rush to ban abortion, have you considered the impact upon quality of life? Have you stopped to think about the pressures and strains that you would place upon the would-be mother? The […]

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