6 Hacks for Writer’s Block

Writer’s block, two words every writer dreads. It’s something that all writers deal with at various points in their lives and during projects. There’s hundreds of articles that define what it is and why you may have it. It’s when you feel stuck and unable to put clear thoughts onto the page. It’s because of […]

COVID DIARY: A Year of Fear

It has now been a full year since we went into the first lockdown. People were nervous and anxious about what this strange new world would be like. A world behind locked doors, Internet grocery shopping, home exercise and (possibly the worst) home schooling. Two weeks in and we started to hear stories about dolphins […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 356 Back to School

It’s been over a week since I got vaccinated. No further side effects beyond the cold shoulder and the flu(ish) symptoms for a day. I feel well (overweight, but well). The vaccine seems safe enough to me. I’m still shielding but the rest of the family is back to school. My son has gone back […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 348, The Vaccine

Yes, the title seems slightly misleading, but its not. Clearly, I am still alive and have managed to avoid Covid so far (in all its different mutated forms). I have played with the idea of pranking the Internet by playing dead, but eventually came to the conclusion that no one actually reads my blog (other […]

Ghost of Tsushima

Fan art based on Sucker Punches awesome video game, by my daughter, the artist calling herself batpro100.

Tangled Tower

Art stuff

Cyberpunk Cityscape inspired by the Dubai Marina. Acrylic on canvas.

COVID DIARY: DAY 104

It’s been a long time since my last post. The days started to roll together. Days became weeks. Weeks became a month. The world slowly shifted. Darkness is all around us. After all this time the UK is about to lift more restrictions, allowing many more businesses to reopen and families to reunite. However, the […]

COVID DIARY: DAY 70, The Maniacs!

The sun is out and madness abounds. People are flocking to the beaches, to the parks, to any bit of green and blue out there. The number of deaths seemed to be going down and now its back at over 400. If people continue to ignore the virus, we’re going to see that second peak […]