Two years since I last wrote a piece for my blog. One year since I last wrote anything. But now I intend to return. Today is January 25th, 2026, and I don't believe the world will ever be the same. Yesterday an ICU nurse was shot - nay, executed - in Minneapolis for trying to help two women. His name is Alex Pretti, just 37 years of age and quite clearly a good and innocent man. On January 7th, 2026, it was a wife and mother of three Renée Good who was murdered by ICE and the

I played the first Fallout game back in the day and loved it, so I was quietly looking forward to this adaptation of the game to telly...

At the age of 54, coming up 55, this may not sound a lot to brag about, but today I finished reading 'Danny the Champion of the World'...

The BBC are producing some pretty good investigative paranormal programmes at the moment. The most recent is UNCANNY, a transition of a...

Podcast...? I'd never listened to a podcast until this year. Up to now my listening routine featured football commentary on the weekend,...

I've not been out this week. Mainly to do with rain - it's been torrential in the UK, and I jest not when I say the garden is like a...

Okay, first off, lets give this book its full official title because it's important. The Road To Nowhere: How to be a Successful Failure...

I've been waiting all year for this. Quietly. Avoiding all the promotional material and videos, publicity, and the (often right-wing)...

Mmm. How to start? Firstly, I suppose, I have to say I didn't know what to expect when I finally decided to watch 'Night Sky' on Amazon...

Having finished the Silmarillion before reading this, I have been amazed at the breadth and depth of Tolkien's worldly vision. It's huge....