The Treachery of Doors
Doorways are where time goes to hesitate. Not dramatically. Not with any particular flair. A small, almost polite pause, like a sentence without its verb, your inattention assumed. A doorway … Continue reading
When the Future Becomes Administrative
At some point, the future stops behaving like a direction and starts behaving like an obligation. This isn’t dramatic. Nothing collapses. There’s no moment you could point to later and … Continue reading
GLITCH: Superheroes and the Undead Life of Myth
I am thrilled to announce the release of my latest book. Two in one day? I spoil you… GLITCH: Superheroes and the Undead Life of Myth. isn’t an attempt … Continue reading
The Spiral: Six Attempts to Notice While the System Keeps Running 6
VI EXIT OPTIONS, CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE Death is where the simulation’s documentation collapses into rumour, marketing copy, and contradictory FAQs. If this were a transparent system, the exit would come with clear … Continue reading
The Spiral: Six Attempts to Notice While the System Keeps Running 5
V. NON‑PLAYER CHARACTERS WITH ETERNAL SHIFT ROTAS The second clue is dialogue. Conversations in this world often unfold like you are selecting options from a menu that someone else designed. … Continue reading
The Spiral: Six Attempts to Notice While the System Keeps Running 4
USER EXPERIENCE ISSUES IN BASE REALITY If we are living in a digital simulation, the first clue is not quantum weirdness, déjà vu, or the occasional pigeon that looks like … Continue reading
Haunted When the Minutes Drag 6
6. Nostalgia Is Not Memory Nostalgia is often mistaken for memory. This flatters nostalgia enormously. Memory is unstable, unreliable, and prone to decay. Nostalgia is selective, repetitive, and oddly resistant … Continue reading
The Big Empty – Unexpected Thoughts About the Universe.
Nature, it seems, is an obsessive recycler with a very small repertoire. If you were hoping for a universe of infinite, snowflake-like variety, I have some slightly disappointing news: the … Continue reading
Shortwave Eights
I’m thrilled to announce that my very first album of poetry is now available on Bandcamp Called ‘Shortwave Eights’ each poem – most from my recent book ‘Vague Wisdom.’ Each … Continue reading
The Spiral: Six Attempts to Notice While the System Keeps Running 2
THE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A LOOP (in which time becomes a washing machine cycle and refuses to let you out) There’s a particular flavour of modern despair that … Continue reading
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