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A bit of Doctor Who fan fiction that i’ve written. This is just the first draft, so it’d be good to hear some feedback on the ideas within it – not necessarily on the writing style :S Continue reading »

The only way to understand the present is by understanding the past, as Tertuliano Maximo Afonso (or should I say Jose Saramago) explained “the only serious discussion to be taken as regards the teaching of history is whether we should teach it from back to front or from front to back”- in that from studing … Continue reading »

For a long time I have been against the idea of intelligent people writing intelligent pieces of literature which is first of all intended for intelligent people, but in the long term has messages within it that should be heard by the majority of the population. The best examples are politicians who when addressing their … Continue reading »

So I got to school late, my first day teaching art. It took me ages to find a job, especially a job that I had my heart set on for as long as I remember. Excitement led to nervousness the night before; I got little sleep. I felt restless, unkempt. But it was my first … Continue reading »