Justin's Non-fiction

 

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Caffeinated in Woolwich

(This is from my mini-book on amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZStYsM ) We sit in deep faux leather sofas at the new Coffee Lounge in Woolwich, with a large...
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No ghosts here

My grandad’s house – I went there so many times in real life and so many times in my dreams. Then it was remarkable, that pebble dashed ex-council...
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No Grandad in His Things

We disembowelled my Grandad’s house after he died. One minute in 1985 his house was like it had always been. Model kits of the Cutty Sark and HMS...
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In the footsteps of Lawrence of Alexandria

Forget the hippie trail: follow Lawrence Durrell to Alexandria on a literary trail Taking the bus through the dusty yellow landscape of Egypt from...

A night at my work, a journal like entry

Written: 06/01/09 (I worked in Norwich printing newspapers from 1999 to 2011 – this was a typical night) I was too knackered to cycle tonight and...

Blakes 7 - the flawed but awesome BBC Sci-fi series from the 1970's

Written on 22 December 2019. Edited 03 Dec 2021 & 28 Dec 2023 There was a series back in the 1970's on BBC TV called Blakes 7. It was horribly...

Neuschwanstein Castle

(2015) I never knew about this castle until 1992, though I had seen it on telly many times without realising. In 1992 I took three weeks or so...
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The Seaside

Thoughts in 2024 of a waste of time “going to the coast”. When I was young I used to dwell in a heap of nostalgia about “The Seaside”. Specifically,...

Rejected by a computer

Rejected by a computer I wrote this back in 2014 edited 2024 A worrying trend of late is when applying for a online job that you get rejected by the...

Accessibility has nothing to do with you?

Written 2015 edited 2024 Comment on disabilities and access. Accessibility has nothing to do with you? Nobody asks to be disabled but accessibility...

India travelogue 1996 part 1

This covers my second visit to India 1995/6 (6 months over Xmas) the first visit was 1994/5 over Xmas. You can read about that visit on me website...

The Story of Greylizard Webdesign

It all started in 1977, I think. It was certainly the late 70s. I was 7. I was allowed to go to my mum’s work, an accountants where she was a...
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No AI please

Right from the start I detested AI. It was a no-brainer, I didn’t want it, never wanted to use it. It pops up on apps like Facebook messenger and...
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My favourite authors

Orwell Back in 1984, it was all 1984, the book. Being how I am, I refused to be caught up in it and thought I was all cool reading Brave New World...
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Where has the wildlife gone?

When I was young there was a lot of wildlife. In the early 70’s around my house there was just endless birds. This was in the middle of a town. Even...
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