Nov 6, 2020The Horror! The Horror!Why do we pay good money to be scared out of our wits? First, a definition. An Irish Times article from 2018 describes a horror movie as...
Jun 7, 2020It's Not Just Real Ale That's FlatIt’s a little-know fact that the Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe. OK, it’s only January. Enough of the sarcasm. I was...
Dec 1, 2019It's Just One Cover-up After AnotherIn my last Newsletter, I rabbited on about why sex might be the true cause of human-influenced climate change (assuming such a phenomenon...
Nov 1, 2019Rising Passions, Rising Sea LevelsGiven all the international media noise this year about the ongoing Trump soap-opera in the USA, the endless UK Parliamentary dithering...
Aug 21, 2019Let's Get To The MeatCannibalism is more common than you might think. In the animal kingdom it has been observed and documented in over 1,500 species (don’t...
Jun 23, 2019Sometimes, Relief Comes in One-LinersEver felt depressed? Of course you have. Everybody does now and again. Some unlucky souls suffer from recurrent or nigh-permanent...
Mar 28, 2019Writing About Foreign Parts: Presumptuous Advice for WritersOK, let’s be clear about a couple of things before we start. First, the ‘foreign parts’ I’m talking about are not genitalia attached to...
Nov 23, 2018No Sun, No Smiles, NovemberNo sun, no smiles, November. It’s either November in London or I’m on the abandoned set of ‘The Walking Dead’. Most people I encounter...