There there, over-share
You’d have to have a heart of stone not to laugh, on most levels. OK, fair enough, Harry has suffered in ways that no amount of money could really fix: his mum was killed in a car crash when he … Continued
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Starting 2023 with a bang or at least some optimism
Not ignoring the fact that many, many people are having a pretty horrible start to 2023, of course. Poverty and inequality are still increasing. Large amounts of space and airtime are still being given to vicious, witless bullies. And yet, … Continued
2022: Saving The Best Til Last
It’s as well to at least try focussing on the good things when you’re looking back over the year that’s ending. And, yes, I managed to eat my share of delicious pizzas over the past 12 months and not once … Continued
Tripe, tricks and treats
Charity stunts can be a bit of a mixed bag, it’s fair to say. First, you’ve got the fact that charities being expected to take up the slack where government has completely failed is not exactly something to celebrate. (We … Continued
Fair Play for Funsponges?
Funsponges have always walked among us, of course. Mostly we can laugh at them, disregard them or circumvent them. But a recent court case suggests that they might be, well, probably not organising, but perhaps becoming more of a problem. … Continued
Authors, Great and Smallminded
Encouraging news: Society of Authors chair Joanne Harris has seen off a campaign by a handful of hasbeens, bigots and whinyarses to have her compelled to stand down. Despite a lifetime of writing, I’ve never actually been a member of … Continued
Are you leaving Twitter?
So, are you? Or are you one of those who could never be arsed with it in the first place? If you are a regular or semi-regular user of the blue birdie hangout you’ve probably noticed a huge increase in … Continued
Date – or don’t date – whoever BUT…
If there’s one aspect of life where prejudice is sort of OK, it’s dating/choosing sex partners. You don’t owe anyone a detailed explanation of why you don’t want to spend leisure or social time with them; you don’t owe anyone … Continued
A collared PM or power bottom?
Back when I was writing the Brexit porn book, which featured a spot of erotic humiliation along with other things, I remember feeling that everything was just going too fast to keep up: the minute I had a story idea … Continued
The Night Market: an evening of surprises
The Night Market was certainly full of surprises. Possibly the first surprise was the organisers agreeing to let me take a stall: this is absolutely not a fetish or adult event (so yes, I left the hardcore bondage, fisting and … Continued