Shots, Sentences, and the Sweet Sound of Prose
Years ago when I was living in London. Every Friday we’d have what we like to call a Drink and Draw. Very long story short. We’d go to the local
Big NPC energy
I’ve taken a pretty decent break from Twitter. A lot of my writer-ly friends hang there and hidden in the trenches of #WritingCommunity and various other self pub hashtags and
Sat down with the man himself
I was lucky to sit down have a consultation with the man himself, Ben Settle. Ben is like marmite as they say here in the UK. You either love it
You, Me, and the never ending content carnival
I gave myself a little talking to today. “Sit down. Wipe the Cheeto dust off your fingers if you must. We gotta talk.” Me to my 18yo self basically. As
Writers block is a lying liar that lies. This kicks it to the curb…
You know the drill. You’re sitting there, staring at the blinking cursor. The coffee’s cold, your brain feels like a sad lump of potato salad left out at a barbecue,
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A little bit of Sun and gratitude
Heading into a nice little sun filled weekend. I just wanted to take the time to say thank you and how much I appreciate you taking the time out of
And so it begins… (You won’t believe it)
Check this headline out “Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026” Netflix (and every other corporate shytlord) is doubling down on ways to distract you, monetise
Bloodlines and familiarity
So a few days ago I wrote about watching some of the classic Final Destination movies. And tonight I thought I’d treat myself by taking myself on a date to
Why You Shouldn’t Argue About Pineapple on Pizza Anymore
So we all get caught chasing micro hits of dopamine while doomscrolling our way through another social media hellscape of the day… Similar to how a rat would inside of
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How to make your first coins online doing things you love
Hey you. Yes, you. The one reading this email instead of working or whatever… I get asked this occasionally and so I thought I’d just give you the down and
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Zero Personality? No Problem.
Here’s how you can build a “voice” so entertaining even your inner critic will shut up and listen… But first let’s hit a little truth. Not everyone’s born with the
Sometimes you need a clown with a chainsaw
You ever get that itch? Not the “should probably see a doctor” kind. But the one where you want something gloriously dumb, gory, and absolutely unapologetic in its pursuit of
You Can’t Cheat Death (Or My Bloody Email List, Mate)
Pull up a chair. Wipe off the mysterious pub goo first, unless you want to lose a hand to the sticky abyss. Settle in, because I’m about to drop a
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A bit of hip hop-ity soul
When you’re online. Your life is usually run by some internet algorithms force fed into your eyeballs on whatever platform you use. They’re cleverly tailored to the posts we interact
Thinking is hard and words are harder
We’ve all been there… Brain turned to lukewarm, lumpy potato slop, thoughts dribbling through your mental colander like sad, watery starch. You’re staring at a blank page that’s staring back
On Sensitivity, like Pappa Hemingway would’ve written.
I’ve been on a Hemingway kick again and so I thought I’d write a little prose the way he would’ve… I think I nailed it but hey, it’s the message
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May the 4th be with you, duh.
So I’m sitting here in my Vader socks (the ones with the little capes on the back) and my ancient Empire Strikes Back t-shirt that’s barely holding together, thinking about
Days Gone
I don’t very often get sucked into vidyagame But while taking some time off. I got sucked into Days Gone and today I needed to write about it. And if
To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say…
“To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say: I re-invented electric cars and I’m sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you also think I was gonna
Inbox Zero: A Love Story
“You did it. You’ve finally scaled the Everest of modern technobullshit… Inbox Zero. And not the fake kind, where you just archive everything and hope no one notices. No. You
The slow agonising death of my favourite platform
Today your favourite degenerate is in mourning over Twitter. POLITICO wrote a magically glorious meltdown piece about about Elon Musk’s hostile takeover. Sorry, “acquisition” of Twitter. Some people call it
I wish I could bottle and sell this
It’s that time of the year when I get some blood work done. Just to make sure everything is ticking over and still working. One thing I never tested before
The ego apocalypse
One of my favourite marketers/guru’s are moments away from taking their group and nuking it. Why? No engagement. It’s all bullshit though. Engagement exists. It’s just been microwaved into a
The most important debate of our time probably
Hey man. It feels like yesterday when we were going on about that stupid dress. Now here’s another fun little debate that’s popped up on the ‘ol internets… And Look,
Kevin Bacon, Dead Guys, and Writing Lessons (Yes, you need to read this)
Picture this… it’s midnight, I’m three cold slices of pizza deep (still greasy, still judgmental), and I decide to check out this new series. The Bondsman. Why? Because Kevin Bacon.
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The unsexy way of getting people into your world.
I posted this on the old book of faces and thought it would be of value to my favourite people… It’s also one of the most underrated ways to get
A little bit of rot
Sometimes you need to shut off and do a little of what the kids call bed rotting. Stay in bed. Watch trash and eat pizza. I’ve done a little bit
When Perfectionism Becomes Poison
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give
Programmer logic > *
Many moons ago I was a programmer. Some would say hacker because of the work I used to do. I was just a dude who looked at terrible code and
A warm, compassionate kick in the teeth
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give
The Hogwarts guide to building your personal brand empire
I’ve had one of those days where I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. So a little TLC was had. I woke up. Did a few things and
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The Friendship Triangle from Hell
So a little while ago I happened to participate in the weirdest threesome of my life. NOT THAT KIND You perverts. I don’t mean anything sexual. I mean from a
The not so sexy secret sauce.
An ex client hit me with the question the other day and this seems to be a recurring theme for anyone who slides into my world. “How do you do
The antidote for boredom is simpler than you think
You ever lay down and think about death? Kind of like a creeping rot… That’s what boredom is. It’s not harmless but it’s akin to death. It’s the kind of
4 Books That’ll Make You a Better Writer or a Worse Human
It’s almost become a thing for me to do micro book reviews or give recommendations and why… So if you’re wanting a little break from my madness then check these
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This is why you don’t make fish climb trees
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert
Why showing up (even when you doubt) is your greatest advantage
On the 24th of March a lone developer by the name of Tyler (TVGS) launched a viral hit of a game. Something he thought would’ve been a meme of a
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I think I’ve done it!
I’ve tweaked the audio software and now things sound crisp. (I just need to find a chair that doesn’t squeak cause you can hear it once haha) So I’ll be
Tired of Feeling Stuck? Here’s the Fastest Way to Get Unstuck…
I’ve been on an Albert Camus binge again. His philosophy centres on absurdism, the idea that life has no inherent meaning, and our search for meaning often clashes with the
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I woke up in a whiny *** mood today
Today’s email is a remix of one of my all-time favorites, originally sent one year ago. Enjoy 🙂 (FYI: Strong language in this one…)I woke up in a whiny-a** mood
I like Adam Nevill and I think you will too…
And as with anything. The theft-y Mctheft of artist works seem to be getting worse as the days go on… You can read the full article here, especially if you
Kick it to the curb
What’s that you may ask? Kicking what to the curb? Fear of judgement, that’s what. If you look around online or even offline in person. People are scared shitless to
it’s your time to shine
Not everything you do is going to be an absolute banger straight off the bat. I mean if it was then damn, you’d be rollin’ in the money and popularity
Do you believe in life after delivery?
Quantity is the goddamn engine that drives quality. Michelangelo wasn’t born with the gift of perfect carving… No. He learned to do that. He cut, he hacked, he made sloppy,
Here’s the engine that drives quality
Quantity is the goddamn engine that drives quality. Michelangelo wasn’t born with the gift of perfect carving… No. He learned to do that. He cut, he hacked, he made sloppy,
Curious idiot
but I’m considered a genius cause I always look at the smarter folks and apply what they share in my life. It doesn’t always work out. Sometimes it backfires like
The hidden risk of AI
“Originality is not something you invent so much as it is an utterance through you by your origins.” – Toko-pa Turner I’m reading a beautiful book right now called The
Ghostty compile for v1.1.2
Reverted zig to version v0.13.0 to facilitate recompilation. info: ghostty version=1.1.2info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFastinfo: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtkinfo: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetypeinfo: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0info: dependency fontconfig=21402info: renderer=renderer.OpenGLinfo: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uringinfo(os): setlocale from env result=en_US.UTF-8info(gtk): GTK version build=4.14.2
Want to change the world? Stop keying Teslas and start sending daily emails
I love Twitter. Every time I open the app or the site. I see someone crying about Elon Musk and Tesla and they are telling people to stick it to
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Why We Backslide & Lose Progress
The Backsliding Series: Part 1(remixed from November, 2023) “Leaps forward are often preceded by desperate, regressive steps backward.” – Don Beck & Christopher Cohen, Spiral Dynamics The big trick in