The Best Backhanded Compliment I’ve Ever Had
AnotherCraig
Years ago I started a new job. It was in a cosy (small) office with about 15 other people. All of my fellow staff seemed nice and welcoming, apart from…
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Poems I’ve written
Ages ago (like, 2014,) I owned a poetry website called Randoetry.co.uk, which was a portmanteau of Random and Poetry. I don’t think I’m particularly good at poetry, but I like…
Irony Caterpillar
A few years ago I set myself a challenge to write something every day for a month. There was no theme to the writing, no minimum or maximum length, as…
New Neighbours
A family moved in next door to me. It was a bloke and a woman, and they had a dog and a couple of young children. The adults were taking…
Emails about Bees
A few years ago, and completely out of the blue, I got an email from Home. (Home is the name of a local events centre in Manchester, by the way.)…
YouTube Copyright Takedown Notice from Hearst
I got an email from YouTube saying that three of my videos on the 80sNostalgia YouTube channel had been claimed by Hearst Entertainment. They were three short clips of Defenders…
Skittles Game
When I eat Skittles, as in the small fruit flavoured sweets, I like to play a little game. I’m sure you will too, once you find out how much fun…
The Making A Cup Of Tea Game
I accidentally got into writing Text Adventures a few years ago. In my normal life I like to do random things once. Just once, to see if I can do…
Aldi Review
I wondered how easy it would be to get a review onto the Aldi website. It turns out it was quite easy indeed. And I stand by every word.
MPs Want Money
There was a story on the BBC News website recently that I feel really highlights how MPs behave. I mean, this REALLY annoyed me. The story goes on to explain…
The Argos App
Argos is great. I think it was Jack Dee who I first heard say that buying something from Argos was like making a bet. You fill in the little slip,…