As a fan of the Chalet School books and a reader of Little Women I was exposed early on to the notion that slang was somehow bad. Also at about the age of six I used the term ‘real’ instead of ‘really’ in front of my Great Uncle and was accused of sounding American. This … Read More

So…I currently work as a temp for a firm of Jugglers in Steam Town. Obviously the temping agency, lets call them ‘Decisions Decisions’ is based in Castle Moon…and it’s them rather than the Jugglers that have slightly worried me. I’m heading off to Peru, trekking through the Andes, raising money for Marie Curie et al … Read More

It’s been a while hasn’t it? As Erfie notes a little further down I really haven’t used this in a while. My problem with blogging is, and always has been – privacy. Now me, I actively want to tell the world everything about myself. I don’t care for being judged, although I know that that’s … Read More

You are The Magician Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity. Eleoquent and charismatic both verbally and in writing, you are clever, witty, inventive and persuasive. The Magician is the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire. In that ancient sense, it is the ability to make things so just by speaking them … Read More

Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a writer. Most people who read this blog know this and it’s one of the reasons my poetry pops up on Livejournal on a semi-regular basis. I have got close over the years because, whilst I am happy writing, and can’t imagine a life not … Read More