Laughter at the End of the World.
I’m back! And with me are a series of very short stories, all of which deal with similar themes! Enjoy! Laughter at the End of the World After the second bottle of vodka my brain already feels like...
View ArticleThe Gravedigger
The Gravedigger “Memento Mori…” I mutter, staring at the ancient etching on the gravestone, “What do you reckon it means?” “‘Remember that you will die.’” A familiar voice answers. “Huh?” “That is what...
View ArticleEight Seconds
Eight Seconds In those eight precious seconds I saw: A street filled to the brim with people, individuals and groups alike, all walking and driving along past each other in a sea of chaotic colour and...
View ArticleThe Witch
The Witch “Do you not hate them?” A familiar voice asks. “No.” I answer. “How can you not hate those who have wronged you so? In a few short moments your life will come to its end, burned at the stake...
View ArticleI Hate Middlemarch!
Ok, I’m proud to say that I have finally finished reading all 700 odd pages of George Eliot’s classic, Middlemarch, and I can only say one thing about it: I absolutely hated every single moment of it!...
View ArticleGuide To Uncreative Writing
Step One: Take a pre-existing text. Never create. Never produce. Do not think. Step Two: Simplify the pre-existing text line by line to its simplest form. Remove metaphors. Remove similes. Remove...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Gender
It seems that nowadays, at some kind of subconscious level, everything seems to revolve around the concept of gender. There’s the obvious examples of the feminists who are struggling to achieve gender...
View ArticleBeing a Teacher
Well, I finally found my calling in life, and I can happily say that I am now a High School teacher. Sure, the pay isn’t exactly stellar, and some of the students that I have had the honour, or...
View ArticleThe Importance of Expression in Writing
Something that I’ve noticed about writing is that a lot of people have quite a bit of trouble writing down what they’re actually feeling. Or in other words, they have difficulty expressing themselves...
View ArticleThe importance of Tone in Writing
I’m sure that anyone who’s studied even a little bit of English in the West has heard of the term “tone” before, but I’m also sure that many people, especially my students over the years, have had a...
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