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OnlyFans won’t be the only ones

censorship, money, porn 22nd August 2021 Other Things, Rantings 1 Comments

It looks as though OnlyFans is going to go down the same plughole as Tumblr… and various other corners of the Interweb that previously gave sex workers and porn creators a chance to earn a living and express themselves on … Continued

Can you really change their minds?

fiction, pandemic, vaccination, writing 9th August 2021 Musings 1 Comments

How do we get people to change their minds? Of course, most will change their behaviour in the face of threats and coercion, bullying and ostracism, but it’s not a good idea to regard that as job done. Whether or … Continued

I Went To A Marvellous Party

going out, party, puritanism 28th July 2021 Other Things 1 Comments

Some, of course, started dancing at a minute past midnight last Monday. Clubs, finally allowed to open their doors after nearly a year and a half, generally went for it, with predictable ‘hot takes’ (some whinyarsed puritanical scolding, some handwringing-but-broadly-sympathetic, … Continued

Regularity and capacity and optimism

bookselling, regular, time 22nd July 2021 Events, Musings 1 Comments

A while ago, I remember listening to some advice on blogging, which emphasised the importance of being regular. It’s not bad advice – a blog which only gets updated every six months or so is not a blog which will … Continued

Guess what else is coming home…

bookselling, events, football, memes 10th July 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets, Other Things 1 Comments

‘Coming home, it’s coming home’ is one of those things that was a meme before memes were a thing.25 years down the line, a football song made less irritating than many others by its wistful self-deprecation has been hauled into … Continued

Not so sexy sex scandals

behaviour, naughty, news, politics, scandal, sexy 26th June 2021 Musings, Other Things 2 Comments

Mate, couldn’t you have waited? Not so much for the ‘rules’ to change (because everyone knows that most of them are arbitrary nonsense rather than sensible public health guidance) but because if all the Matt Hancock Sex Scandal had only … Continued

Football has its stories, after all

football, heroes, sport, sporting romance, stories, themed erotica 11th June 2021 Uncategorised 2 Comments

I have no interest in football, nor in any other sports. I actively dislike men’s football when it comes to the international competitions that are such an utter fucking nuisance most summers, when you have to deal with the possibility … Continued

Almost like the Before Times

books, bookselling, comeback, Covid 24th May 2021 Events, Fairs and Markets 1 Comments

It was about this time last year that someone said something about the Before Times – I’m not sure if the phrase originates with The Stand or some other apocalypse classic – but it was the first time I’d heard … Continued

Wanting All the Books

books, bookselling, display, events, marketing, transport 15th May 2021 Fairs and Markets, Musings

I want ALL the books and I want them NOW! OK, it’s not quite as bad as it might sound (though I remember telling people, when we moved into our current home, that I had spent about ten times as … Continued