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Tag Archives: politics
Nostradamus Poe
This blog is many things, most of them literary. Occasionally it touches on important subjects like depression, traction engine’s (though this is a new development and will probably be a passing phase), life in general, racism, sexism, other ism’s, and … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, big questions, horror, humour, indie, opinion, politics, reads, Uncategorized
Tagged amreading, classic reads, covid, politics, reads, writerslife, writing
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Never trust a politician with a beard, he’s hiding something
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, big questions, books, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, pointless things of wonderfulness, politics, rant, reads, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, beards, indiebooks, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, politics, reads, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Steampunk issues
Given current events I feel, rightly or wrongly, the need to have a conversation I have meant to have for a while. A conversation about Steampunk, a genre, subculture and in some cases lifestyle choice with which I have a … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, humanrights, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, opinion, politics, rant, reads, rights, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged humanity, indiewriter, opinion, politics, reads, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Writing around COVID
The escapism of fiction is essential in our world right now, but for many authors COVID-19 has caused something of a headache. I’m not talking about the closure of bookshops and the postponement of events where we were intending to … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, fiction, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, novels, opinion, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged harveyduckman, humanity, indie, indie publishing, IndieApril, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, opinion, politics, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Strange connections
No Science Fiction writer ever changed the world… Or… perhaps they did, as a wonder through some strange connections on the internet will tell you… Star Trek: Voyager was not the best Star Trek franchise show ever, and was struggling … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, humour, IndieApril, opinion, politics, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged #scifi, amreadingscifi, amwritingscifi, humour, politics, reads, sciencefiction, scifiscarbrough, strange connections, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtips
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Arts and Capitalism and Self employment – a rant
Originally posted on Meredith Debonnaire:
I don’t usually do politics on here in a big way, but I don’t know how not to right now. Almost everyone in my immediate family works in the arts. My dad is a musician…
Posted in amreading, humanrights, indie writers, mental-health, politics, publication, rant, reads, writing
Tagged humanity, politics, writerslife, writing
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain: the complex made simple
This is a bit of an unusual book review for this blog I know, and not a subject I would normally delve into, at least not here. There are no airship, or dragons, or spaceships in this book… Well there … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, goodnews, Harvey Duckman, opinion, politics, reads
Tagged bookblog, bookreview, bookreviews, books, economics, politics
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Quotes for 2020 #46 & 47
An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers… Disclaimer: Not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… In … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 quotes, amreading, amwriting, books, fantasy, humanrights, indie writers, indiewriter, opinion, politics, quotes, rant, reads, writes, writing
Tagged 2020quotes, fantasy, humanity, politics, quotes, steampunk, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Quotes for 2020 #30
An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers… Disclaimer not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… Today … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020quotes, humanity, politics, quotes
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quotes for 2020 #24
An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers… Disclaimer not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… I … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 quotes, amwriting, humanrights, humour, politics, pratchett, writes, writing
Tagged 2020quotes, humanity, humour, politics, pratchett, quotes
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