Do something nice for yourself today: take some time to look at these photos from Russia in the early 1900s and listen to Leonard Cohen’s new album, ‘Old Ideas’. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
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Fractured West #3 – Two Spaces Left!
7th Jun 2011 in Uncategorised
Two Spaces Left for Issue 3! Submissions for Fractured West’s third issue have been sprinting, pirouetting and bellyflopping into our inbox and it looks like we’re nearly there. But we have two spaces left to be filled with stories – and this is where you come in. What We’re Looking For We’re in the mood for some humour, some horror, some science fiction, and some smut. Feel free to combine them! The shorter the better, and nothing over 500 words….
Things I Like #2: Passive-Aggressive Notes
7th Mar 2011 in Uncategorised
Today, be entertained by the vast swathes of human emotion on display at PassiveAggressiveNotes.com Here are my favourites: #1. The Saddest Person In The World I’m always impressed by such effective emotional blackmail. It’s not for amateurs. #2. BABIES??????????????? It is a big question, no doubt about that. But I do wonder whether that many question marks were really necessary. #3. Elaine’s Food I have never experienced the unbearable pain of having someone eat food I left in the office…
Things I Like #1: Eurovision Singers’ Odd Syntax
28th Jan 2011 in Uncategorised
If you’ve never lived in Europe, you probably don’t know what Eurovision is. In short: it’s an annual Europe-wide singing contest. Each participating country chooses a performer, and then they all get together for one huge horrendous performance-fest and multi-language voting. It’s ludicrous, over-the-top, and a political farce. And yet there’s something appealing about it. There are many things to love about Eurovision: the so-bad-they’re- good songs, the tragic attempts at costumes and choreography, and – my favourite – the…
“It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…” (Part 2)
23rd Jun 2010 in Uncategorised
Please acquaint yourself with Part 1 of the Busted slash. Now lie back on your chaise longue, light your cigarillo, and lift your monocle to your eye for Part 2 (AKA Release The Willies)… “It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…” (Part 2) Matt’s brain was flicking through the usual images: Britney Spears in a PVC catsuit; his high school English teacher holding a cane and threatening to spank him; walking onstage wearing only huge pink underpants; three pale girls…
“It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…” (Part 1)
22nd Jun 2010 in Uncategorised
I recently promised (threatened?) that I would post some of my old slash fiction about Busted. Before we start: “Slash fiction is a fan fiction story containing a pairing between same-sex characters.” “Busted was a British pop rock band which formed in 2000 and broke up in 2005. The band line-up originally consisted of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson.” When I was about 17, I would sit with my awesome friend Sarah and write stories about the members of Busted. It was fun….