New blog post: The Abridged Pecha Kucha.

If you're near Dundee, I'll be part of the Pecha Kucha line-up at @dundeerep.bsky.social on Friday. Note that this won't be streamed online like previous years. I'll be speaking about my trips around the Millennium Bridges of Great Britain. dundeerep.co.uk/events/pecha...

New blog post: Who Reads This Stuff Anyway?

Calling regular readers of @strongmisgiving.bsky.social and his weekly analysis of You Be the Judge. The Guardian is running a live edition of this on Wednesday 26 November, which I'll be watching online. They're also looking for more petty squabbles to resolve: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

New blog post: Accepting One Invitation and Declining Another.

If it hasn't been done already, I think the chocolate towns of Bourneville, UK and Hershey, Pennsylvania need to be twinned.

@strongmisgiving.bsky.social It must be stated this is not as exciting as your 'Ranked!' lists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New blog post: A Look Back to Ten Years Ago.

I've been disproportionately thinking about Steve Penk tonight, who made a prank call to Tony Blair in 1997, then was everywhere for about five minutes before falling off the radar.

'Did you know [topic] is worse than you think?' Woah there, buckaroo. Let's not boldly assume I think anything about [topic] at this stage.

'And how many painkillers are you taking?' 'Do you need an exact number?' 'No, just a naproximation.'

New blog post: Gttng Strtd Wth SMS.

Hello, fellow railway infrastructure enthusiasts. I had the opportunity to see the #Railway200 train in Glasgow this weekend. I have two main thoughts, so let's start with the negative one first.

New blog post: Quick Word About Short Text.

Agadoo deserves a second chance.

Yes, but who's the new Archbishop of Banterbury?

I have eaten the 2 sosijs That were in the golf hole And that you were probably saving to have with a bread. Forgive me The tiger He destroyed his cage and ate my face

Thorough the Eyes of The Tiger A poem interpolating the work of Nael (age 6) and Peter Hazel (age 5). The tiger I hav for breakfast Weetabix He destroyed his cage I have for lunch some meat Yes I have for tea 2 sosajis YES The tiger is out and that's enuf to eat

Memorable Names for Fictional Characters Most of the time, I find it easy to think of what the characters in my stories should be called. Their names often appear at the same time as the storyline. I wrote one such piece in 2014 titled Adrian Eats the World, which appeared at the same time as the…

I'm thinking about starting a group of poetry ultras who go to every slam en masse and boo at performers we don't like.

New blog post: What We Talk About at Writing Group.

I've had a short story idea biting away at me for a long time: alternative history where the 1997 general election went the other way and William Hague became Prime Minister. However, I can't think of any way to make it even half-exciting, and I doubt anyone wants to read an erotic version.

A bargain is buying something cheaper than usual, so a barloss is finding something more expensive.

The title of every dance track: Only Kiss One Hot Sugar (Juubcentre remix) (Third cut) by 5Wells feat. labarRADARZ vs WoottonWawen

@strongmisgiving.bsky.social All hail the sun! www.independent.co.uk/space/sun-cy...

New blog post: Sitting – I Won't Stand for It.

The least cohesive trilogy I've ever watched was The Dirty Dozen, Dirty Harry and Dirty Dancing.

I used to run a nightclub called G's Spot, but few people could ever find it.

New blog post: Hotchpotch Moves to Groucho's.

A play, a spy and a pint.

A reminder that this giant editable spreadsheet still exists if you'd like to add a word or two.

I have an idea for a TikTok trend called The Electronic Tag Challenge, where users only leave the house between 7am and 7pm, with the intention of saving money by not going out all night. I'm not going to do this myself, so you can have the idea for free.

me: right time for bed me 5 minutes later: how about Monopoly - Psychogeography Edition, where the value of the properties corresponds to how potent the attached memories are

I suppose the real monster in Frankenstein is Mary Shelley.

New blog post: The In-Between Times.

Former film critic Graham Greene could have watched Chaplin’s THE KID on initial release at the age of 15, and then taken in a showing of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: SECRET OF THE OOZE during his final weeks.

That's a long argument: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After 40-plus years, I think Agadoo deserves a second chance. Failing a re-release, an official remix or cover would be in order.

New blog post: Dashing Through Dashes.

I'm glad we don't manually need to find a clear radio frequency every time we want to make a phone call.

when you're a french baker in your bakery and you've ran out of bread

Earlier today, a spokesman said:

I now fear losing my voice and somebody reconstructing it using my old recordings from hospital radio so I forever sound like Smashie & Nicey. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Howl's Moving Chapel.

New blog post: A Look at the EasyJet In-Flight Magazine.

The main reason I don't often go abroad is in case Scotland unilaterally declares independence and on my return, I'll be asked to show some visa that didn't exist when I left, so I'll be whisked off to a camp for stateless people near Arbroath, but at least there's the seaside.

Further to this, it turns out that As If was never given a home release on account of the cost of copyright for all the music used. However, Sony Pictures India has made it avaliable on YouTube. You'll need a VPN that can virtually take you there. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

every town over 30k residents should have an officially-appointed clown with its own official outfit and ceremonial duties, honking their nose when a new baby is born, trousers falling down during mayoral speeches, carrying out evictions etc

You never hear about Wednesday Addams' sister United, do you?

Jet Blue + Ryanair = Cyanair