Monday again, here’s five things I learned last week… Continuing last week’s farming theme – Grove Labs want to sell you an indoor Hydroponic Grove Thanks to Luc for this one. … Read More
Gettysburg by Chris Pourteau
I’ve mentioned Michael Bunker’s Amish science fiction novel, Pennsylvania, here before and it’s been doing very well. Most recently, it cracked the top 100 on Amazon and hit number one in … Read More
Extraordinary Machine – Fiona Apple
I suppose given the number of people who will be listening to U2 right now, I should pick a U2 video today but I won’t. I know one or two of their songs because … Read More
Graham Joyce
I was saddened to hear today that British author, Graham Joyce, has died of cancer. I’ve been reading a few of his blog posts this evening and the last one is even … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Happy Monday. Drones are now being used for advertising – I’m pretty sure I don’t like this idea. Drones are now being used to “buzz” apartments in Vancouver – Also an idea … Read More
Metrics Monday – 8th September 2014
Another stellar week – 7,441 words in total. Inspired by Mary Robinette Kowal’s short story course and a couple of extra days off work, I was able to make a … Read More
14 Days to Go
It’s been a while since I mentioned running here so I thought I’d rectify that. As of today, there’s two weeks to go before my next race – the Beat … Read More
Slipped – The National
I think it was Caitlin R. Kiernan’s blog that introduced me to The National. I was immediately drawn to their mellow style and the sometimes strange lyrics. We were slated to go to … Read More
Monday Metrics – 1st September 2014
Can you spot when I took Mary Robinette Kowal‘s short story writing workshop? The workshop was an incredibly valuable experience and I came away with a whole new understanding of various aspects of the … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Having just spent the weekend in a writing workshop with the wonderful Mary Robinette Kowal, I could have filled the next couple of months of Five Things posts with things I learned … Read More