I dodge out of the way of a hissing rocket-propelled grenade. Just in the nick of time. It detonates on the wall behind me, sending a fountain of rubble crashing into the room. I use telekinesis to grab one of the boulders, and hurl it back from whence it came. It smashes through office desks,Continue reading “Thoughts on ‘Control’: What’s Wrong With a Little Destruction?”
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Resistance, and My Ongoing, Harebrained Attempts to Beat It
Hello, my name’s Tom, and I have a problem. Okay, I’ve got a fair few of them, but there’s one in particular I’d like to focus on here: I struggle greatly to finish my own creative projects.
New Year’s Irresolutions
We shouldn’t need the beginning of a new calendar year as motivation to get our lives in order. It’s not like we only realise that we’ve been neglecting trying new things, ditching that unsatisfying job, or getting in shape, as the minute and hour hands snap to attention on New Year’s Eve. If we’re honest withContinue reading “New Year’s Irresolutions”
Smile Like You Mean It
I was concerned that when we had a child I’d become soppy. There was a genuine risk, I thought, that I’d start to view my whole life through this saccharine lens. This fear prompted a host of questions. Would my legendary cynicism take a hit? By some miracle, would I become more humble? What wouldContinue reading “Smile Like You Mean It”
Ready Player Two
Three weeks ago, on the morning of the 31st July, my beautiful daughter, Amber, came into the world. I would like to say that I was hit by a wave of gratitude and awe at the sight of her, but in truth I was so zombified after the traumatic, sleepless preceding night, that I struggledContinue reading “Ready Player Two”