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The end of last year was the lowest point of my life so far (and it was almost entirely my fault, sorry M), but set this year up perfectly for a single golden question; could I survive and thrive as a freelance writer? The braggadocio-saturated answer was, thankfully, ‘yes, you cowardly arse; why didn’t you do this five years ago?’ [more...] 
It was when the morbidly-obese man’s armpit started sweating on my shoulder, as the Armenian driver hurled the minibusload of LA entrants around the corners of downtown, that I realised my hands were aching fit to burst. ‘That would be from all the hand-wringing’ I thought, ‘which would be a natural lead into a flas…’ FLASHBACK I’m sat in the plane. I’m going to be deported [more...] To The Tune Of: Tom Robinson Band – Glad To Be Gay Again, this was a think-piece for a magazine that didn’t get used. The hypothetical situation was a game is about to released with a gay lead character; do you think that game would stand a chance at retail? If not, why not? If it landed on your desk, how would you go about marketing it? Here are my answers.
eNCHANT arM (Enchanted Arms) had a very strong gay character called Makoto. I think it would stand the same chance at retail as any other game, but the clear [more...] Somedays you wonder if there’s any point opening your eyes. Despite the miracles of daylight saving, when I get up to go to work it’s dark. In our cramped flat trapped between the motorway, tube lines, and ‘retail parks’ (such a horrible word, evoking branded daffodils and planting gold to harvest tat), it’s brown outside the windows, and even darker in our windowless bathroom. I shower, get dressed and head out into the snow, reflecting meagre light. As the tube heads under Hampstead hill, there’s a rosy glow spreading. I get to work. I sit at a desk. I work [more...]
Quotation We are pleased to submit the following quotation: 1 x Stork @ £550 per day Mileage is charged at the rate of 80p per mile We have public liability for £2,000,000. Yes. I love my job. Apparently the stork is quite placid, though it won’t carry things. |
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