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About me - Nicholas Cockayne

23 year old UK based writer with a BA in English and a MA in Creative and Critical Writing.

Also writes on Constant Content.

Passionate about literature, writing, and publishing.

Currently trying to adjust to living in the countryside, finish several novels,

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Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Alcohol's effect on the brain and judgement: 1 of 6

Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used drug in the world. Alcohol is present in most societies, whether it be in the fermented fruits of tribes of hunter-gatherers or the heavily refined spirits of industrialised superpowers. Used in religious ceremonies, social culture, and for individual recreation, alcohol is a fact o...
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book Reviews: World War Z - An oral history of the zombie war, by Max Brooks: 1 of 5

Max Brooks' 'World War Z: An oral history of the zombie war' is set a decade after the events about which he wrote in his first of book of the series 'The Zombie Survival Guide'. While the previous book provided a clinical and detached practical guide to protecting oneself from a zombie invasion, Brooks' new novel is a more ...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Best end-of-the-world novels: 1 of 5

One of the greatest, and one of the few true, end of the world novels is 'Starmaker' by the talented but little recognised Olaf Stapledon. It is one of the greatest end of the world novels because of the incredible scope of Stapledon's writing, and one of the only true ones because not only does Stapledon describe the end of...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Great pranks to play on people: 12 of 55

Playing pranks on people is a great way to have a bit of fun at school, work, college - heck just about anywhere. Pranks are not, however, without their risks; and I'm not just talking about the risk that someone will decide to prank you for revenge. Before playing a prank, you've got to recognise that not everyone will shar...
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Symptoms and treatment of anxiety: 6 of 24

WHAT IS ANXIETY? Anxiety is the term for a combination of mental and physical symptoms that are related to the fight or flight' response. This is when the body reacts to a threat or stressful event by physiologically preparing to defend itself or flee. This involves releasing specific neurochemicals in the brain, such as ser...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: So you want to be a dictator: 3 of 10

Ever get the overwhelming urge to run your own country? Do you ever feel that everyone else is a fool and only you, and you alone, know what is good for the world? Ever feel the need to erect lots of statues of yourself? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then there's a good chance that you're turning into a dictat...
Arts & Humanities > Writing at Helium Helium as an international platform for writers: 2 of 6

Helium is a wonderful site, a place to share writing and knowledge and in return earn a small financial reward for all your hard work. Yet, hidden within this apparently idyllic site there run certain flaws that need to be addressed if Helium is to realise its true potential. One of these flaws is its current lack of interna...
Arts & Humanities > British Literature How characters' ignorance forecasts social demise in Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley: 1 of 3

The dystopia future that Huxley depicts in 'Brave New World' is one marked by the degeneration of the individual within the social whole, the reduction of the individual to that unit of the economic: the consumer. Physiological and mental conditioning reduce the characters to mere cells of the social organism; programmed wit...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality What makes a woman sexy?: 10 of 28

In our image obsessed modern culture it is often all to easy to define what makes a woman sexy. If you randomly asked anyone on the street the chances are they would reply that it was the figure', nice legs', a good bottom', or perhaps more rarely someone might reply, the eyes', or a nice smile'. But is there more to what ma...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Self-awareness: 79 of 215

Wild Rice In paddy fields lines of men sprout, Growing out of mirrored water. Wilting hats catch the Sun's Sighs, following it's fall. Winds whipping over hills Bend them bobbing to touch silver, To pluck at wild rice. I sit wrapped in the cloth Of this distant city's acrid smog. Crowded horizons and streets Meet in dislocat...