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"I Hate It, But It'll Work"

"I Hate It, But It'll Work"

Marketing

These words still ring in my head, three years on. The situation? A pitch for an upcoming campaign for a well-known and loved savoury spread. ...

Corinth Has Ended. Swords Speak.

Corinth Has Ended. Swords Speak.

Short Stories

146 BC. How did it come to this?...

What It Is To Be A Guitarist

What It Is To Be A Guitarist

Music

Without doubt, the guitar is one of the most universally liked instruments on the planet and their players thought of as cool, fly-by-night, larger th...

You Can’t Be the Expert

You Can’t Be the Expert

Marketing

Fear not, dear reader, I have not garnered your attention with a clickbaity title only to change my point to the exact opposite as so many do. Granted...

Fighting Fossils

Fighting Fossils

Short Stories

V hasn't eaten in days. Beneath her feathers, the skin is dry and cracking. Ticks burrow into her, draining the last life blood her body has. She has ...

The Joker’s Gambit

The Joker’s Gambit

Short Stories

Arkham Home for the Elderly A man approaches a table, the sliver light of mid-morning shines on top of the 64-square board in front of him....

The Littlest Sous-Chef

The Littlest Sous-Chef

Short Stories

In an English village, In the smallest pub,...

The Water Breathes

The Water Breathes

Short Stories

It’s so dark. Am I dead? No… I’m in a cave of some sort. The smell… There’s no air. What — How did I get here? I remember the water. Water darker than...

Cap Those Frequencies!

Cap Those Frequencies!

Marketing

As more and more companies have moved to social media and digital as their sole means of advertising, many best practices are not being adhered to. R...

Five Of My Faves: Bassists

Five Of My Faves: Bassists

Music

Ah, the bassist! The member of the band whose name is rarely remembered and who is often asked to stand at the back for photoshoots (see AC/DC's Highw...

Five Of My Faves: Underrated Guitarists

Five Of My Faves: Underrated Guitarists

Music

There is no shortage of incredibly talented and charismatic guitar players in this world, but this piece is not dedicated to any one of them. This one...

How Clapton Became God

How Clapton Became God

Music

It’s 1967 and Paul McCartney has just woken up in his London home. He steps outside with his morning cuppa to survey the day. It’s fairly cold, having...

Tips on Becoming a Better Guitar Player

Tips on Becoming a Better Guitar Player

Music

Stop reading this and practice… Jokes aside, let me just state that these tips most probably won’t make you more technically proficient on your instru...

A Hunting Tale

A Hunting Tale

African Macabre

An important time in every South African’s life is when they go on their first hunting trip with their father. It was just such an occasion that Heinr...

Running Dead

Running Dead

African Macabre

The first tribes of Africa spoke of a legendary beast. An animal so powerful, it overcame death itself. The legend has it that the tribe was starving,...