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Category Archives: humour
Physics and the Voodoo Doll…
Occasionally my dyslexic brain and the weird way it makes connections, goes off on an odd tangent and I find my self-thinking about something in a new way. New for me that is, not necessarily new because no one else has ever thought … Continue reading
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family: The Complete Lovecraftian#22
As titles go, ‘Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family.‘ is laborious, and fails to even give the slightest of inclines as to what the tale is about. Even for Lovecraft, a writer knows for his occasionally vague titles, … Continue reading
Posted in humour, Lovecraft, retro book reviews, rites
Tagged amreading, bookreview, cthulhu, Lovecraft
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The Rare Unsigned Copy: and other mistakes
“You don’t really want one of the signed copies, what you really want is one of those rare unsigned copies.” Laughter echoed around the bar at the Blackpool landlords amusing quip… Possibly because this was one of the funniest things anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #passingplace, opinion, self-publishing
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The choice illusion
It’s an old trick, a good one, one with many variations, many names, but its all the same trick. A trick that hangs on the same guiding principle, creating the illusion of choice. the illusionist can pull this off with one … Continue reading
Posted in humour, pointless things of wonderfulness, politics, rights
Tagged brexit, politics
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The rules of good writing…
There are a great many rules when it comes to good writing. Many a word count has been written explaining them in infinitesimal detail. Generally, however, the best way to explain the rules is with a little humour. Humour being … Continue reading
