Category Archives: Writing

The Unbearable Darkness of Mountains – Uncivilisation 2011

Posted on 22 August 2011 by

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

Posted on 12 January 2011 by

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

Posted on 7 August 2009 by

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

Posted on 13 March 2009 by

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

Posted on 16 November 2008 by

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 →

Posted in Fantasy, Nanowrimo, Novel, Stories, Writing | 4 Comments

Ceci n’est pas un moi – Representaion and Identity

Posted on 8 February 2008 by

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 →

Posted in Comics, Identity, Literature, Mind, Representation, Self, Writing | 5 Comments

Fey Lure and the Top of the Hill

Posted on 1 February 2008 by

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 →

Posted in Dream, Failure, life, Mind, Walk, World, Writing | 3 Comments

The Incredible Expanding Cranium of Dr Crippens

Posted on 14 January 2008 by

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 →

Posted in Big Head, Nanowrimo, Personal, Writing | 3 Comments

Narrativomania – Stories across Genres

Posted on 7 January 2008 by

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

Posted on 23 November 2007 by

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)

Posted on 12 November 2007 by

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

Posted on 9 November 2007 by

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 →

Posted in Nanowrimo, Panic, Plot, Post Modern, Progress, Writing | 3 Comments

Busy in a good way for once

Posted on 5 November 2007 by

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 →

Posted in Busy, Dating, Diary?, Happy, Nanowrimo, Positive, Relationships, Writing | 1 Comment

Bit of a Mess – More Creative Compost

Posted on 21 October 2007 by

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 →

Posted in Composting, Creativity, Ideas, Nanowrimo, Writing | 5 Comments

Creativity – Straight Edges and Dead Horses

Posted on 24 September 2007 by

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 →

Posted in Creativity, Drinking, life, Mind, Reading, Straight Edge, Writing | 2 Comments