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I wrote a post a little while back about being all wobbly and that. You know, in the gut and man-boob areas. Because I like cake and things. Well, that post has got a lot of rather random attention from people on Facebook (people I know, I must add); so I thought it was time [...]

Another new poem. Look how prolific I am! Look how bad they are! I have broken my quality over quantity rule.

Live like a monk month has finished. Now I can spend, spend, spend! Well, I won’t, but I could if I wanted to.

How to save money, the Maltpress Monk way.

A silly poem I have written for a girl I will never talk to.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the life of a freelancer. I’ve been doing it now for over 18 months and have had lots of the ups and downs associated with it. It’s hard work, but very rewarding, and has been a real life-changing experience. Blogging about it serves two purposes; it should give [...]

Six months until I’m 30 – that’s a scary thought. An updated list of things to do before that, and a question: where should I become an old man? Holiday ideas gratefully received.

Last night I went along to my first ever poetry slam, in Cambridge, and read a couple of poems – a very old one and quite a new one. Much to my surprise (and probably the chagrin of the far better poets there) I won the audience vote with my incredibly crude old poem! It’s [...]

One of the first things I did when I started up was buy a DAB digital radio. I love my DAB. I’d like another one, for my room, so I can listen when I wake up or when I read. Why a DAB? Because of the extra stations. One extra station, in fact – 6Music. [...]

Thoughts once again turn to aims and ambitions, and the idea of a second degree rears its ugly head again… if I can just find the money.