For decades, the villainous crown of the X-Factor sat firmly on the jagged peak of Simon Cowell’s monstrous quiff. The … More
Tag: writing
Cutting my (own) hair
I started cutting my own hair because I did not want to book appointments anymore. That is genuinely it. I … More
DISC.3_FILE:COMMUNITY
Acton Caine, founding member of the Neighbourhood Watch, currently resides in a nuclear bunker of his own design just outside … More
Coming to terms with that fact that I am an old git and have outgrown Stranger Things
At exactly 3:15pm on Friday the 27th of October 2017, a school bell dutifully rang within central Edinburgh, and my … More
The Worse The Hobby, The Better The Joy
Recently, I’ve started painting, and I mean truly awful painting. Makeup as paints,overused toothbrushes as paintbrushes on a to-do list … More
STUDENT PROTEST ISN’T THE PROBLEM – HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS IS.
Protest doesn’t fail because young people don’t care – it “fails” because we only celebrate visible change, not organisation, urgency … More
The Twisted and Tragic Meditations of a Middle-Aged Man
‘I’m the Gianni Agnelli of Glasgow’ claims the ghoulishly gaunt, and glaringly greyish, forty-six-year-old man sat perched like a gargoyle … More
To all Those We’ve Loved Before
There’s a phrase that’s been floating around social media lately, soft and longing in nature: “You are a museum of … More
IndieWeb: How to make the internet fun again
I’m a 2004 baby who spent too much time online as a child. The internet was fun and exciting, a … More
ANOTHER YEAR HIPPER
Tidings, my friends, and allow me to welcome you into a new year. Since the first toll of the bells … More
