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Natural orders and executive delusion

americans, male supremacy, monogamy, natural 20th February 2025 Musings, Other Things 0 Comments

If you are or ever have been female/femme-presenting, you’re probably aware of the Natural Look, and the fact that it takes a lot more effort – and products – to look ‘natural’ ie as if you are not wearing makeup … Continued

To Ebook or not to Ebook?

authors, bookselling, ebook piracy, ebooks, paperbacks, Swinella 4th February 2025 Musings, New Books 0 Comments

The answer appears to be NOT, for the moment. Swinella is out in paperback, of course, and you can pick up your copy from me at either London Alternative Market, SWAMP or the BBB. And other places as well, from … Continued

Rainbows Rising

community, hope, power 28th January 2025 Musings 0 Comments

It’s getting scarier by the day, no one is going to deny that. Perhaps one advantage of being a bit older is having lived through times that had those around us thinking or indeed screaming and yelling that we had … Continued

Spines: a modern scam for wannabe authors.

scams, vanity publishing, wannabe authors 4th December 2024 New Books, Other Things

That’s all it is, you know. You should know, by now, what vanity publishing is (and know, of course, never to go anywhere near it) and Spines is such a blatantly obvious vanity-publishing scam that it’s surprising how many publishing-industry … Continued

My Foolish, Bestial, Brilliant Weekend

beasts, cosplay, folk traditions, new books, performance, roleplay 26th October 2024 Musings, New Books

The first time I described my social circle to someone as ‘mainly pagans, perverts and morris dancers‘ was about 20 years ago and, well, not much has changed. Just recently I went to have a bit of fun that involved … Continued

Don’t be afraid of Cartmans…

accountability, apologies, bullies, mockery 24th August 2024 Musings, Other Things

Having always been something of a fan of South Park, I have taken to using ‘Cartman’ or ‘Cartmans’ as a term for a certain tiresome type of person mainly found on social media. There have certainly been a fine crop … Continued

When Agents FOFA*

(Fuck Around & Find Out) This week’s top What Were You Thinking story also falls into a category called Things That I Thought Never Happened… Back in the 90s, in the days of the Guild of Erotic Writers and a … Continued

Too Cool for Old School?

conformism, imagination, nostalgia, vintage 21st May 2024 Other Things

So a little puff piece showed up on the BBC news page about a young couple who like vintage stuff. OK so I am perhaps old enough to know that the internet, particularly Twitter, is full of funsponges who can’t … Continued