Fan Outrage As The Shack Bags A One-Way Ticket To Deathsville

Added on 14 May 2011

There have been, understandably, a lot of questions in the press this past week or so on the matter of Elvis Shackleton’s death in a freak moon landing accident. Why Did Elvis Have To Die? screamed the Sun on Monday morning. Fan Outrage as The Shack Bags A One-Way Ticket To Deathsville said t...

How To Write A Novel #36

Added on 13 May 2011

The essence of writing any novel, as discussed in parts 1-35, is making shit up. The question is, in what order do you make shit up? With crime and mystery novels, and no doubt a variety of other genres, there are always things going on that the reader isn't meant to understand. Someone does someth...

We Are The Walking Dead: Our Civilisation Is Almost At An End

Added on 12 May 2011

Every now and again, when the sun has finally sunk into the western sky, the birds are quietening their general racket and hullabaloo, the dishes have been washed and the kids have finally come indoors after playing endlessly in the romantic late evening sun, one turns on the television and asks the...

Call Me A Crazy Fucked-Up Sonofabitch

Added on 11 May 2011

Last night on Twitter there was a lot of discussion about The Apprentice, which was really weird because the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was on BBC3 at the same time. Why would you watch anything else? I always watch the Eurovision Song Contest. I know, call me a crazy, fucked-u...

Update From Emergency Ward 10B

Added on 10 May 2011

Went to the doctor's this morning. My shin is still sore, eight days after running the marathon, so I went to see if there was anything they could do for me. The doctor was a young chap, perhaps early 30's, with short hair and a neatly groomed goatee. The certificates on the wall attested to the fa...