Author Archives: Adam Randall

Christmas Cards

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Adam Randall

There was a person in my ‘Researching and Writing a Novel’ class who I was concerned might have the impression that I didn’t think too fondly of him. As such, I thought it would be a good idea to give … Continue reading →

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The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is the first novel in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. All of these stories take place in a strange fantasy world on a giant disc on the back of four giant elephants which are on the back of a giant … Continue reading →

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Apology

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Adam Randall

Back in 2009, when I was in Year 11 (the final year of compulsory education), work was being done to create a year book. A contest was held to include a poem on the front cover and I decided to … Continue reading →

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Religion and Sexuality

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Adam Randall

I don’t believe that it is right to criticise anybody for their religious beliefs or for their sexuality. The way I see it, is that anything that is out of somebody’s control, is not something you can criticise them for: … Continue reading →

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Major and Minor Musical Reworkings

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Adam Randall

I recently stumbled across a rather wonderful YouTuber named Oleg Berg. What he does is, if a song was played in a major key, he alters it with a computer so that it is then in minor and vice versa. … Continue reading →

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Many Stabby Returns

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Adam Randall

Long-time readers may know that, several years ago, somebody threatened to stab me. Luckily, I was able to persuade him not to by pointing out that we were in quite a crowded public area and he’d certainly not get away … Continue reading →

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Super Mario World

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Adam Randall

When Nintendo came out with their second home console, the SNES, they also released an exciting new Mario game. Super Mario World is that game. This time the game isn’t set in the Mushroom Kingdom but, instead, in Dinosaur Land … Continue reading →

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Migraine Visual Aura

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Adam Randall

I guess people who have never had a migraine before don’t actually have any idea what it’s like. Of course, everybody can imagine a really, really bad headache, but, the visual side of it is a little hard to explain. … Continue reading →

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Bouncy Castle

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Adam Randall

Back in 2004, when I was in Year 6 of primary school, I was given the task of watching one of the Year 1 classes for twenty minutes or so. At that time, I wasn’t quite the same build as … Continue reading →

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A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is the novel that introduced the world to one of my all-time favourite characters: Sherlock Holmes. As with all of his stories this book takes the form of a murder mystery. The first half of the book is about … Continue reading →

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