Author Archives: Adam Randall

What is love?

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Adam Randall

Happy Valentine’s Day, readers. While today is typically seen as a celebration of the love between two people in a romantic relationship, there’s no reason that it can’t be enjoyed as a celebration of love in all of its forms. … Continue reading →

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Content Output

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Adam Randall

I realise that it’s been a couple of weeks since my last blog post, so o I thought it was time to give a little update. My content output has been a little lower for a while now, but I … Continue reading →

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Ghosts ‘n Goblins

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Adam Randall

If you like ridiculously hard and unfair ’80s games, then this will be right up your street, as they say. It’s your standard NES game setup – you’re a knight who needs to rescue a captured princess and to do … Continue reading →

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Social Anxiety

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Adam Randall

I remember a time when I found it really difficult to engage well with people I didn’t know – especially in contexts when nobody I knew was present. I’d see characters on television shows meet new people and just casually … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Nightshade by Mark Gatiss

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Adam Randall

Continuing my journey through the Doctor Who New Adventures series of books, I came to Mark Gatiss’s Nightshade – a book which, as well as being a new adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace, also serves as a pleasant … Continue reading →

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2010 – 2019: My First Decade of Adult Life

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Adam Randall

I can remember where I was on New Year’s Eve 2009. My very dear friend Egan had invited a few people round to see in the New Year in his caravan. A nice enough invitation, but I was a grumpy … Continue reading →

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Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Adam Randall

When I saw the first few screen shots of Pokémon Sun & Moon, I wasn’t particularly excited. Though I wouldn’t say that Pokémon X & Y were bad games, I felt that for me the enthusiasm for Pokémon may be … Continue reading →

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Short Hair, Long Confidence

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Adam Randall

After wearing my hair long for the past six years, I recently had it shaved off for charity. I am pretty pleased to have done so, because I was able to raise over £170 for Cancer Research UK. It’s also … Continue reading →

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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Adam Randall

Right from the beginning of this book, you know something bad is going to happen. You don’t know what that bad thing is, but you know the characters are all giving their legal testimony. Then, throughout most of the novel, … Continue reading →

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Fictional Character Hall of Fame: John-Boy Walton

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Adam Randall

Name: John-Boy Walton Origin: The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Media: Television Debut: 1971 When watching television, reading books, playing video games, or consuming fiction via any other avenue, I always tend to latch onto certain characters; characters who I feel … Continue reading →

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