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The villanelle of the piecenelle.
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The villanelle of the piecenelle.
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The Vengabus is sacred
And everybody’s naked
Mecca to the Vatican
The water’s fine, come on in
The glass that’s stained is humbling
And the jacuzzi’s bubbling
So if you like to exalt
Drive the bus-bath-church gestalt
And everybody’s naked
Mecca to the Vatican
The water’s fine, come on in
The glass that’s stained is humbling
And the jacuzzi’s bubbling
So if you like to exalt
Drive the bus-bath-church gestalt
February 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The Vengabus is sacred
And everybody’s naked
Mecca to the Vatican
The water’s fine, come on in
The glass that’s stained is humbling
And the jacuzzi’s bubbling
So if you like to exalt
Drive the bus-bath-church gestalt
And everybody’s naked
Mecca to the Vatican
The water’s fine, come on in
The glass that’s stained is humbling
And the jacuzzi’s bubbling
So if you like to exalt
Drive the bus-bath-church gestalt
New blog post: Warming Up for the StAnza Festival.
Warming Up for the StAnza Festival
As we step into February, the StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews is just six weeks away. This year, it runs for the shortest period I've ever known: from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March. It's typically four or five days long, with 2022 extending to seven. Before the pandemic, I would make a weekend of the festival, booking accommodation and attending a wide range of events.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New blog post: Warming Up for the StAnza Festival.
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There should be vegetarian butchers where you get a flank of tofu, cuts of Quorn, and Linda McCartney sausages on a string
February 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
There should be vegetarian butchers where you get a flank of tofu, cuts of Quorn, and Linda McCartney sausages on a string
It's lucky I don't live on Mars, because whenever something unbelievable happens, I'd forget to exclaim, 'What on Mars...?'
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It's lucky I don't live on Mars, because whenever something unbelievable happens, I'd forget to exclaim, 'What on Mars...?'
I suddenly recalled tonight that I was once serenaded with the Brenda Russell track Piano in the Dark by a girl in the school year below me.
Her piano-playing and singing were spot-on. However, it was the intense eye contact for the entire song that I still don't know how to interpret.
Her piano-playing and singing were spot-on. However, it was the intense eye contact for the entire song that I still don't know how to interpret.
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I suddenly recalled tonight that I was once serenaded with the Brenda Russell track Piano in the Dark by a girl in the school year below me.
Her piano-playing and singing were spot-on. However, it was the intense eye contact for the entire song that I still don't know how to interpret.
Her piano-playing and singing were spot-on. However, it was the intense eye contact for the entire song that I still don't know how to interpret.
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Further to looking at my new book cover, I wrote about getting the book published
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A blog about pop culture, software development and poetry.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Further to looking at my new book cover, I wrote about getting the book published
New blog post: Stage Presence and Off-Stage Presence.
Stage Presence and Off-Stage Presence
The other week, I was listening to the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs from 2018., where Lauren Laverne was interviewing the comedian Alan Carr. I'll say upfront that I'm ambivalent about his work. I enjoy watching it if I happen to catch him on TV, but it's unlikely I would deliberately seek out gig tickets. Although he's known for stand-up comedy, he made a remark early in the programme about how he doesn't watch other comics because he doesn't enjoy it.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
New blog post: Stage Presence and Off-Stage Presence.
Banking apps should have a whimsical Animal Crossing mode that shows your funds in bells rather than sterling.
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Banking apps should have a whimsical Animal Crossing mode that shows your funds in bells rather than sterling.
The Smurfs - Mr. Smurftastic (Audio)
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January 26, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The phrase 'You said, we did' has a secret middle clause, which is 'someone wilfully misinterpreted'.
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The phrase 'You said, we did' has a secret middle clause, which is 'someone wilfully misinterpreted'.
New blog post: A Tale of Two Topics.
A Tale of Two Topics
When I update this blog, I aim to stick with one topic throughout. But I hope you'll indulge me just this once as I follow up last week's entry about copyright and the public domain, and then follow up with the planned topic. Copyright caveats A few days after I posted my entry, the YouTube producer Chris Spargo released a relevant video…
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January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New blog post: A Tale of Two Topics.
Poets, comics, and other performers! I have a question, and your answers might make it into a future blog entry.
On Desert Island Discs, the comedian Alan Carr mentioned that he doesn't like watching other stand-ups. In fact, when he's on a bill, he only turns up for his own slot.
(P1/3)
On Desert Island Discs, the comedian Alan Carr mentioned that he doesn't like watching other stand-ups. In fact, when he's on a bill, he only turns up for his own slot.
(P1/3)
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Poets, comics, and other performers! I have a question, and your answers might make it into a future blog entry.
On Desert Island Discs, the comedian Alan Carr mentioned that he doesn't like watching other stand-ups. In fact, when he's on a bill, he only turns up for his own slot.
(P1/3)
On Desert Island Discs, the comedian Alan Carr mentioned that he doesn't like watching other stand-ups. In fact, when he's on a bill, he only turns up for his own slot.
(P1/3)
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French guy who lives in Wigan who goes by the name Wigan Pierre
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
French guy who lives in Wigan who goes by the name Wigan Pierre
@strongmisgiving.bsky.social It's a shame you deleted that update because:
January 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
@strongmisgiving.bsky.social It's a shame you deleted that update because:
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Fringe rejected my puppet version of Crash using hard boiled eggs because, in their words: “it’s too hot”
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Fringe rejected my puppet version of Crash using hard boiled eggs because, in their words: “it’s too hot”
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes, although I've repeatedly told her it's twice as fast using the motorway.
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes, although I've repeatedly told her it's twice as fast using the motorway.
New blog post: The Cultural Value of the Public Domain.
The Cultural Value of the Public Domain
When I heard about the recent adaptation of Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro, I absolutely had to see it at some point. The novel has been a talking point among my poetry circle, the Wyverns, since we released a released a pamphlet with the theme of Frankenstein in 2018. There is a local connection in that Mary Shelley was living in Dundee…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
New blog post: The Cultural Value of the Public Domain.
We're now at Season 5. What is the name of Casio keyboards is that theme tune all about?
I think the most underrated part of The A-Team is right at the end when Stephen J. Cannell pulls the paper out of his typewriter and sends it flying, which is then perfectly shot-matched with the animated titles. That must taken days to create in an era before computer graphics.
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
We're now at Season 5. What is the name of Casio keyboards is that theme tune all about?
We haven't had a major dance craze for a while. I think one is overdue.
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We haven't had a major dance craze for a while. I think one is overdue.
Since February, I’ve been quietly building up a YouTube channel.
If you take two d10 dice, the hypothetical odds of rolling a double ‘0’ are one in 100. This channel does just one activity: find out how many rolls it actually takes.
You can find it right now at:
youtube.com/@doublezeroc...
If you take two d10 dice, the hypothetical odds of rolling a double ‘0’ are one in 100. This channel does just one activity: find out how many rolls it actually takes.
You can find it right now at:
youtube.com/@doublezeroc...
Double Zero Challenge
If you take two D10 dice, the hypothetical odds of rolling a double 0 are one in 100. We do one activity on this channel: find out how many rolls it actually takes.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Since February, I’ve been quietly building up a YouTube channel.
If you take two d10 dice, the hypothetical odds of rolling a double ‘0’ are one in 100. This channel does just one activity: find out how many rolls it actually takes.
You can find it right now at:
youtube.com/@doublezeroc...
If you take two d10 dice, the hypothetical odds of rolling a double ‘0’ are one in 100. This channel does just one activity: find out how many rolls it actually takes.
You can find it right now at:
youtube.com/@doublezeroc...
@jagohazzard.bsky.social Further to your latest video, I spotted a snow-covered classic train on Sunday.
For any train enthusiasts out there, I've spotted this West Coast Railways engine (code 37 706) parked at Dundee station this morning, with the front end covered in snow.
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
@jagohazzard.bsky.social Further to your latest video, I spotted a snow-covered classic train on Sunday.
New blog post: Boulevard of Broken Plans.
Boulevard of Broken Plans
An artist pal was visiting Dundee from Glasgow this weekend, and he suggested we see a screening of the animé Princess Mononoke. This was newly restored in 4K quality and was showing for a limited time only. Before and after the screening, we talked about our unrealised projects, and his long-term plan to move to London and make a start on some of these.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
New blog post: Boulevard of Broken Plans.
🎶 Thomas Paine.
🎶 I bet you think this pamphlet's about you,
🎶 Thomas Paine.
🎶 I bet you think this pamphlet's about you,
🎶 Thomas Paine.
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🎶 Thomas Paine.
🎶 I bet you think this pamphlet's about you,
🎶 Thomas Paine.
🎶 I bet you think this pamphlet's about you,
🎶 Thomas Paine.
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My debut will be unputdownable because we'll make sure a powerful adhesive seeps from the pages
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
My debut will be unputdownable because we'll make sure a powerful adhesive seeps from the pages