#writing

Journal

Time to dig out the Tome?

I woke up this Saturday morning thinking of my first novel. It’s a (as far as I can remember) a 190.000 word tome about an Icelandic...

Doctor WHO?!

The other night I was sitting with Twitter open, which I often do when I’m working at night as it gives me the illusion that I’m not...

A Poem

Insecurity There are paintings on the wall abstract, strange things that make no sense to me tell me nothing about the world, or about...

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE, GET A NEW SOUL: Thoughts on Words and their Strangeness

The Icelandic word “Söknuður” is a noun and I find it hard to translate to English. In the “ordabok.is” it’s translated as “regret;...

What changed you? (About a book - BORNE)

I’ve always been a bit jealous of people who say they have a book that changed their lives in a fundamental way. I love books, but for...

Metamorphosis: a short story

Some stories come easily and others have a difficult birth and you're never truly satisfied with them. I have several lying around that...

A new eHome and a story

Welcome! As you can see I've moved virtual homes and if you're here reading you have found my new address. This place is hopefully a bit...

THE MOST BORING DAY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

I have a story for you. It's 2600 words and I haven't been able to conjure up a picture for it yet so I don't have it as an eBook just...