Category Archives: Writing

The Unbearable Darkness of Mountains – Uncivilisation 2011

Last night, as the sun set, I wandered into the woods. Dosed up with Valerian and on barely any sleep (third hangover of the year, too soon after the second) I was already hazy, and I became totally and utterly … Continue reading

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Unstruck at 200 – With bits in

Illustration by Adam. Today I posted my 200th post on the Unstruck blog. It’s not quite the 200 x 500=100,000 words that that should be, as there are five odd posts without any text at all (and the 500 is … Continue reading

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Poignant – G and the Velvet Underground

My friend G has decided to say goodbye to Brighton by staring intently into my wall. A cheery surprise at my door, it quickly emerges that he has drunk a few pints, won some games of pool and taken about … Continue reading

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Sleuthing a Hole in the Road

Image and caption copyright de la Andrew Hussie at MS Paint Adventures. I’ve not asked permission, but I figure he wouldn’t mind as I’m advertising his totally awesome things, and I just bought a T-shirt, so that’s something. If he … Continue reading

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Metaspirational – The Princess Bride

Okay, so. Seriously, if you want to be a writer, or even if you want to want to be a writer, you need to make sure you’ve read the Princess Bride. I’m a big William Goldman fan ever since a … Continue reading

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Ceci n’est pas un moi – Representaion and Identity

So, I’ve been reading Scott McCloud’s ludicrously excellent Understanding Comics. If you have any interest in creating any kind of artwork, or anything creative at all(surely that’s just creating anything), then you should read this book, possibly twice. After only … Continue reading

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Fey Lure and the Top of the Hill

Did the faerie folk lead me to the crest of a mountain? Alas no, just more sound play. I tried to write the project that’s been composting  since the year began, and I heard about this. It didn’t work, and … Continue reading

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The Incredible Expanding Cranium of Dr Crippens

No. I’m not a doctor. But anyway, I spent a chunk of today rereading stuff. This (actually last) year’s nano (the gender bending post modern psychoanalytic revolution….and a load of pretentious nonsense) and last year’s (actually the year before last’s) … Continue reading

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Narrativomania – Stories across Genres

Wow, that’s a weird title. I think this is going to be a long and rambling weird one. I’ve been thinking about writing it for too long, and right now, a lot of peggle has made my eyes bleary and … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Fiction, Narrative, Perception, Ramble, Rant, Reading, Reality, Strange, Television, Writing | 4 Comments

Definitely Not Gratuitous – Erotica Eroica

Troublesome. That’s what it is. Troublesome. I’ve hit the climax see. Well. Not the climax, but the crux. This is pretty much the emotional core of the novel, which, if I need to remind you, came to me whilst masturbating … Continue reading

Posted in Erotica, Feminism, gender, Ideology, Nanowrimo, Troublesome, Writing | 9 Comments

Everybody’s talking at me (about sex)

So. The world appears to have it in for me today. I’m finding it hard to write, yet a thousand interesting things are being thrust in my direction. You see, even my metaphors are sexing it up. That may be … Continue reading

Posted in Consumerism, Feminism, Gaming, Narrative, Pornography, Sexuality, Society, Video games, Writing | 10 Comments

Post Mod – Errrr, Nitty

So. Writing’s funny. I’m currently finding my post modernist perspective to be dangerous. Once you disentangle from simple ideology everything you write is not yours, and fraught with danger. Sure it may be playful, but it’s getting dark. And I’m … Continue reading

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Busy in a good way for once

Yesterday was a bit manic, involving lots of typing, some laundry, something resembling a date (that managed to be probably the most successful/unsuccessful date I’ve ever been on…for weird complicated reasons that I can’t go into…lots of fun is the … Continue reading

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Bit of a Mess – More Creative Compost

More filler (though actually, last post ended up sparking some awesome conversations, and all the content is only going to bring up my stats, even if it is just more people looking for nudity and weird sex). I’ve had a … Continue reading

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Creativity – Straight Edges and Dead Horses

So. Ever since I was ill (I’m still getting tired easily and so taking it easy…but I’m definitely better now), I’ve been in a very creative mindset. Thoughts following in slightly more coherent chains than usual, and getting somewhere…and staying … Continue reading

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