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I'm a sort of inner city gargoyle by nature. I knocked around for years being thematically broke, then finally got a stable job and began painting and playing music.

Finally got a chance to write, took a redundancy package, and have been writing solidly for

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Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Family: 1 of 1
FAMILIES AND FAMILIAR MYTHS It's hard to imagine any study of human society without an appropriate level of superficiality and imbecility. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the insufferable dripping of the study of human families. Ever since it became the subject of marketing, psychology, and demographic studies, the fam... More..
Style & Beauty > Accessories A key chain is about as personal as you can get: 1 of 1
If there were to be a symbol of personal domesticity, the key chain would have to rank well up with the front door, and other recognition icons. It means something. The key chain is a sort of physical hypertext. Unlike other accessories, with the possible exceptions of The Bottomless Purse and The Wallet That Time Forgot, th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Revisiting Thuycidides: Ancient lessons on war for a modern world: 1 of 1
I've been writing a book about the human mind at war. While writing this book I have found myself inundated with anecdotes, besieged by inference and conjecture, and routinely forced by sheer honesty to open fire on some of the more inept interpretations that infest the subject. I don't often use quotations, in fact I rather... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs Tips for growing australian tea trees (leptospermum laevigatum): 1 of 1
The Australian tea tree leptospermum laevigatum is a perennial. It is a hardy, small leafed tree with white flowers, one of the typical Australian bush flora. It grows to about 6 metres and is a no-fuss tree, tough as an old boot. It's a coastal tree, and can handle sandy soil and dry conditions. It's salt resistant and reco... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Commentary: The effectiveness of the United Nations: 18 of 33
THE UNITED NATIONS- ORCHESTRA LOOKING FOR A KEY The UN is without doubt one of the least admired organizations on Earth. Where expectations are so regularly disappointed, and results so rarely achieved, the plausibility tends to be lacking. It is particularly easy to point out the many total failures, and the utter lack of r... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Conflict: 6 of 10
CONFLICT IN CONTEXT 2 The military profession offers many valuable insights into the human race, human nature, and how to avoid them. Better yet, it provides one with many methods of preventing them. One is blessed with superb methods of relating to the other alleged members of one's species. From the subtle nuances of noctu... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction: 176 of 290
You can be as broadminded as sincerity will allow, and some things just don't fit the view, thought V, trying to come to terms well, no, not really trying to tolerate the thing it was looking at. According to security, this thing had left an actual trail of fur, bits of skin, bacteria, viruses, and odd micro particles of som... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Factors to consider in man's desire to explore outer space: 15 of 24
GOING INTO SPACE IS GOING HOME. The whole life of humanity on Earth could be described as a dress rehearsal for space, and the reviews so far aren't good. Humanity is seriously kidding itself if it thinks it's going to spend the rest of eternity sitting around on Earth, wallowing in its own byproducts, playing office and wat... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Al Qaeda and the media: 12 of 19
AL QAEDA- YESTERDAY'S TERRORISTS? Al Qaeda's slip is showing. Recent information from the UK indicates that something like 2000 British Muslims are considered persons of interest, allegedly training in Pakistan with Al Qaeda. It's believed that this is part of the global operational strategy of Al Qaeda, the building of netw... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Alleviate stress by walking: 7 of 11
Walking is probably the healthiest, most reliable way of getting regular exercise. As a method of stress relief, it is definitely the simplest and most enjoyable. Walking is an aerobic activity, promoting circulation and muscular coordination. It's also the exact opposite of being trapped in an office chair, where your postu... More..