Non-fiction
Don't Jinx It
Am wondering if Green Man is bringing good luck to my door. A weird thought. Can Green Man charm good luck? Have I just jinxed it? [knocks on wood]...
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Of Data, 'Memes,' and Dreams
As per usual, I've been giving a lot of thought to technology and the sciences, though I haven't been writing much for a period. But critical to...
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What it’s like to be dyslexic from personal experience
Academics and experts write reams about my condition but I believe I can offer a unique perspective as adult dyslexic adult myself, self advocacy is...
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Imprints
After the slightly harrowing, ‘Thursbitch’, have been reading Marc Chagall’s autobiography, ‘My Life’. Written over a century ago, yet I feel an...
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Bus Pass [but mostly BPL] Get into a Fix

Bus Pass noticed that BPL was not quite herself ever since their last top decker on the X bus. Usually fabulous and scintillating company, BPL had...
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The Calm Before
Friday was the calm before the storm. Calm Ernie, before Storm Bert. The sea in post-workout stretch-mode, was a particularly beautiful grey-green. A...
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My Not So Humble Opinions
When I was a child, there were certain big events that sent the atmosphere shimmering. The new Bond, being one of them. (Or, Bond being the Big...
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Bombs and Fronts
Yellow and amber snow and ice warnings for most of the country on Saturday. Storm Bert. An ‘explosive cyclogenesis’, bringing blizzard winds, making...
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Bus Pass [and BPL] Go Down to the Sea
Bus Pass was in double-oh-seventh heaven. After missing big screen ogling at Sean Connery in a cutoff terry-towelling-onesie, BPL had gone all ‘Pussy...
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Life's Up and Downs
Begrudgingly decided against driving to Peterhead ARC cinema to see ‘Goldfinger’ retrospective. I don’t relish driving on icy country roads, even If...
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