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Doctor Who: The World Shapers

This is the second volume of the Sixth Doctor’s adventures in Doctor Who Magazine. Along with Peri and Frobisher, the Doctor has some pretty cool adventures in this one – with my favourite seeing the return of Jamie McCrimmon alongside … Continue reading

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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann (St. Simon translation)

Everybody knows that nutcracker soldiers are associated with Christmas time, but who really knows why? Until very recently, I certainly didn’t. I knew The Nutcracker was a ballet and thought that that might have had some influence, but I didn’t … Continue reading

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Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch is one of those books that is highly regarded as one of the best of its era, but having read it, it’s certainly one that might not appeal so much to the modern reader. I definitely enjoyed reading it, … Continue reading

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The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

This is the second book in The Wheel of Time series and it picks up shortly after the end of the first one – and indeed, I think it captures much of the same charm and appeal as the first … Continue reading

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Don’t Care What Other People Think

Actually, despite the title of this blog post, I’m actually going to say that you should care about what other people think. Yes, controversial I know, but I  think that the phrase “Don’t care what other people think” actually leads … Continue reading

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Geezers

The other day I was riding on the train and there were a group of geezers sitting a few seats behind me. I should make it clear, by the way, that they were self-proclaimed geezers and that’s not just something … Continue reading

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Friday Routine

Though I absolutely love my job, I still get excited as the week draws on and Friday gets closer. Why? Well, the reason is that I just enjoy the opportunity to catch up on my sleep. I usually get six … Continue reading

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Constants

Things in life are constantly changing. I can’t remember the last time I had a ‘status quo’ which lasted for more than two years and even I feel that I change a lot from time to time. As such, I’m … Continue reading

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300th Finger Puppet Show Strip

I did have another blog post planned for today, but I decided that I’d actually quite like to write about the fact that today I postedmy 300th Finger Puppet Show strip. I remember, when I made the first strip, it … Continue reading

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Why You Should Post on Forums

In today’s blog post I’d like to talk a little about a way you can promote your writing, if you post at all online. I post regularly on two forums (DK Vine and The Waltons Forum) and have become fairly … Continue reading

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