Once upon a time, when I was less grey but significantly more unhappy, I used to be a computer programmer. Well, I say âprogrammerâ but I was probably one step away from a hacker; little more than a one-man-band who would write software to order, bypassing all the formal training Iâd been taught at university […]
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So I find myself sitting here wondering how I would feel if Michael Gove had a book by David Icke on his shelf⊠Probably more worried, if Iâm honest. Icke doesnât write out of any respected tradition except that of the seers and mystics who have always been around making a pretty penny from the […]
Continue ReadingJust finished one piece and Iâm about to go and grab some food before I pen something for the blog. So, in the meantime, I thought Iâd quickly write an update on this experiment in caffeine-fuelled creativity. Iâm now over one month into this project. During that time, I have noticeably increased my caffeine intake […]
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So, Youtube has finally stopped David Icke from using their platform. Well, thank some-Christ-like-figure for that! You might not be old enough to remember the emergence of Icke. Heâs a former lower-league goalkeeper turned forgettable sports presenter turned annoying Green Party spokesman turned⊠well, itâs never been polite to say what I thought he became. […]
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Weâre all well used to reading political news that we know will skew either to the right or the left. The government trip over their feet and certain papers drag them to the iron maiden before slamming the door on their toes. The government achieves a small victory and other papers fete them as if […]
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My current favourite podcast (other than our own) is new and hosted by Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast. I canât recommend it highly enough, particularly if you enjoy US politics in its rawest form, by which I mean, rich with vulgarity. The New Abnormal (great title, by the way) isnât afraid to put things bluntly. […]
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Heads up for another important date in the diary: Friday, 8th May, when the nation will commemorate VE Day with a national doorstep singalong to Dame Vera Lynnâs âWeâll Meet Againâ. Jotted that down? Good. Now youâve had fair warning to lock your doors by eight and be in bed before the public displays of […]
Continue ReadingWhy Dunciad.com?
It’s a cool domain name and it was available. Yes, I know. Available. Crazy, isn’t it?
Really?
Yes. It also helps that it’s also my favourite satire written by Alexander Pope, one of the most metrically pure English poets who also knew his way around a crude insult or two. If you’ve not read it, you should give it a try.
So this is satire, right?
Can’t deny it. There will be some. But it’s also an experiment in writing and drawing, giving work away for free in order to see how many people are willing to support a writer doing his thing. It’s the weird stuff that I wouldn’t get published elsewhere in this word of diminishing demands and cookie-cutter tastes.
