A stash of 47 copies of Zero Tolerance Magazine has been in my parent’s loft for several years. Before I saw the box, I was thinking of trying to sell them, but once I started pulling them out, I was smashed with the heaviest wave of nostalgia and started thinking, ‘I don’t know if I can part… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #33 – Probably The Most Random Blog Post Of Them All But Bear With Me
100 Days Of Blogging #32 – A Gathering Of Dark Art
I let myself do something I haven't done in a LONG time tonight; I went on Pinterest and wandered for a while, collecting darkly inspired art as I went. Before doing so, I thought about the considerable length of time that's gone by since I engraved this blog with dark art from other creatives. Sharing… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #32 – A Gathering Of Dark Art
100 Days Of Blogging #31 – She’s Different, That One
I don't have much to say today because I'm tired. as. fuck. I do, however, have a self-portrait to share from a glorious walk I took this afternoon. I was the only one for miles, so it seemed, and it made me so freaking joyous. I've been feeling 'urgh!' about my figure recently and I'm… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #31 – She’s Different, That One
100 Days Of Blogging #30 – My Friend The Stoat
I saw a stoat the other week. It was a fleeting moment, like, mere seconds, but I'm still carrying the magic of it with me. I whispered, 'be safe, friend,' as it threw itself away from the footpath and bounded into the woodland. I said 'be safe' primarily because the stoat was fleeing into woodland… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #30 – My Friend The Stoat
100 Days Of Blogging #29 – It’s Ok Not To Be On Fire
It's been a weird few days. Ill health seems to be the overriding theme of my life at the moment. Yesterday I was told I have IBS, and I've been referred on the two-week rule to see a dermatologist for a mole that's snuck into my life. I'm handling the mole thing surprisingly well. My… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #29 – It’s Ok Not To Be On Fire
100 Days Of Blogging #28 – Hares On The Mountain
I was at a friend’s house in Reykjavik a while back, hanging out and listening to music, when Hares on the Mountain, sung by Shirley Collins in 1964, came on his Spotify. (He has the most exquisite taste in music.) I remember sitting bolt up and shouting, ‘WHO’S THIS?!’ I knew by the second verse that… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #28 – Hares On The Mountain
100 Days Of Blogging #27 – I’m Tired And That’s Ok
I'm tired. So writing something lengthy and comprehensible will not be happening this evening. And I'm ok with that. Or, at least, I'm learning how to be ok with that, with being tired and not on what I consider to be 'top form.' However, I'll be damned if I miss a day from this challenge.… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #27 – I’m Tired And That’s Ok
100 Days Of Blogging #26 – I Have A Thing For The Valkyrie In The Northman
I enjoyed Robert Egger's film The Northman. However, it wasn't my favourite of his, nor my second favourite, to be honest. My favourite is The Witch, followed by The Lighthouse. The Northman was visually spectacular, but the narrative didn't hold me captive in the way I'd imagined it would. The ending is something special though and I massively appreciate… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #26 – I Have A Thing For The Valkyrie In The Northman
365 Days Of Blogging #25 – Snow Day
I had a lot of days off school as a kid because of the snow. We lived in the countryside, and to get to school, we'd have to drive a long, high stretch of moor road, which, in blizzard conditions, was dangerous to navigate. One of the best feelings in the world was waking up… Continue reading 365 Days Of Blogging #25 – Snow Day
100 Days Of Blogging #24 – All The Pretty Little Horses
Whenever I put my daughter to bed, one of the two lullabies she requests is All The Pretty Little Horses. I can't remember if it was sung to me as a child. I'll have to check. Anyway, being a curious so-and-so who's well aware that lullabies, more often than not, have sad or dark origins, I… Continue reading 100 Days Of Blogging #24 – All The Pretty Little Horses
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 