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Jan
20
Pondering Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time

Pondering Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time

How to write an eight-legged character that your readers don't want to squish
6 min read
Dec
14
Postcards with a cartoon illustration of a sleeping leopard lying next to a sheet of postage stamps

Sale! Questions! Postcards!

A few end-of-the-year bits and bobs.
4 min read
Dec
14
Should I pay off my home loan or invest?

Should I pay off my home loan or invest?

One of the most frequently asked questions I get: if you find yourself with extra cash, should you invest it or pay off your home loan?
2 min read
Dec
14
A shelf of books: John Langan's The Fisherman. Alex Latimer's The Space Race.

How do I get a book published in South Africa?

A quick guide to getting books published in South Africa.
2 min read
Dec
14
How do I establish a credit score?

How do I establish a credit score?

Stuck in the catch-22 where you are too sensible with money to be in high-interest debt, but now you have no credit record? Here's how to build a credit score without getting into debt.
6 min read
Nov
18
Google Translate Telephone Poetry

Google Translate Telephone Poetry

Some silly poems created by playing telephone with Google Translate
3 min read
Nov
09
Rows of lettuces and chives growing in an allotment garden

The Old Chesterton Allotment Society

How to grow potatoes for fun and very little profit
9 min read
Nov
09
Postcards postcards!

Postcards postcards!

1 min read
Oct
29
Frodo and Sam from Lord of the Rings gazing into each other's eyes in a totally hetero way

Teenage Smut

The books you loved as a teenager shape you forever... (nsfw)
5 min read
Oct
22
A photograph of a young soldier walking down a busy city street

Winning the "War"

Looking at my grampa's photographs from WWII
4 min read