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Prefect Slog: Black Dog Down - July
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Black Dog Down - July. Little things please little minds. Not that my mind is especially little, but it does tend to get quite crowded so that’s suggestive of some pretty cramped headspace. Or maybe there’s ample space but there’s too many foreign thoughts coming over here, taking up too much room and living off the system. Over the years, I’ve had plenty of experience in identifying the Black Dog, but even now there are times when external sources trespass and blur the track...
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Prefect Slog: September 2014
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Sunday, September 28, 2014. 8220;Good old fashioned Doctor Who fun,” somebody said to me on Twitter last night. They were responding to my less than enthusiastic reaction to the latest episode, The Caretaker. 8216;Good’ and ‘fun’ are subjective, so fair play to anyone who got that much enjoyment out of it. Me, I got bored. Tedious fluff, I thought. But I’ve racked my brains and can only guess that by ‘old-fashioned’ the Twitterer meant circa 2006. Soap opera first crept into Doctor Who. In a decent run o...
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Prefect Slog: Black Dog Down - May
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Black Dog Down - May. Previously on Black Dog Down. 8220;A month of R&R. Surely even I can’t fail at that. Thought I’d open with that quote as I was fairly sure at the time I wrote it that, yes, even I could fail at a month of R&R. And I did, to some extent. By the start of May I was still behind schedule on applying the make-up and cosmetic surgery to the latest book in my Evil UnLtd. All interspersed with rationed spells of productivity. Not to mention a healthy portion of tha...
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Prefect Slog: June 2014
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Sunday, June 01, 2014. A long time ago, when I first heard about that there was an Agents Of SHIELD. TV series in the pipeline, I was hugely excited. Then, when I heard they were changing the title to Marvel’s. Now that we’ve reached the end of the first season, I’m inclined to think they need to stamp the Marvel brand on more boldly. School of humour and the charisma of its cast. My principal favourite is Agent May. And yes, this has much to do with my Ming-Na. I’ve also really liked Chloe Bennett.
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Prefect Slog: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014. More Advents In Time And Space No.24. Doctor Who Limerick Advent. No24: The Feast Of Peter. Changing like the seasons by Vivaldi. The Doctor's now played by Capaldi. He's one of the best. If the next one costs less. We'll like that one too - he's from Aldi! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all! Tuesday, December 23, 2014. More Advents In Time And Space No.23. Doctor Who Limerick Advent. No23: Aliens Of London/World War Three. Aliens pose as top brass. He's joine...
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Prefect Slog: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Back Dog Down - March. After the Germanwings disaster, I even struggled with the notion of writing this blog. Black Dog Down. In this case, the argument in my head boiled down to no, damnit, this monthly blog is all about coaching myself (and hopefully encouraging others) to openly talk about depression. Sensibly, maturely, unashamedly. The internet at least provides a helpful screen to hide behind while you make your confessions. But there is always that part of my mind read...
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cooperking.co.uk: On Writing
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Friday, June 19, 2009. He wrote every day, but he knew that no-one would read it. He knew this because he screwed up what he'd written each night and threw the paper balls toward his unlit fireplace. He knew the day was coming when he would take a match and burn the paper and himself, and with a bit of luck, his neighbour below with her foul smelling dogs. Simon J. James. 6:07 pm, June 21, 2009. Would make a good narrative that frames the active story line if you could expand it and, well, stick another ...
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Prefect Slog: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. Black Dog Down - April. No such thing, I’ve heard a number of writers say. It’s all in your head. Well, I can’t speak for them, but my head is where at least half my writing gets done. At least, I’m fairly sure all my writing starts there. As medicines go, it’s as effective as any pharmaceuticals I’ve taken. You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps. For the record, I failed to hit the target. I may as well fess up to that now. One of the novels was politically...The g...
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Prefect Slog: August 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015. Black Dog Down - August. Life is a rollercoaster. Unfortunately, it’s run by First Great Western so it’s not always as fast as other more traditional rollercoasters, but still manages to feature ups and downs, although not always in equal measure. These are a few of my favourite things, you see. (Julie Andrews can keep hers. Well, except the whiskers on kittens. I mean, who doesn’t love those, right? Well, they’re a temporary fix for your brain chemistry, at worst a distrac...
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Prefect Slog: November 2014
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Sunday, November 23, 2014. 10 Things I Hate About Who. Hate is a strong word. But, like a Tyrannosaurus up the Thames, it’s a good attention-grabber even if it ends up having nothing to do with the rest of this blog post. The fact is, when you’ve been married to something – sorry, when you’ve been a fan. It might feel like falling out of love. But it’s not hate. You could never hate the show. You still love the damned thing. Who am I talking about? I am talking about. Happy 51st birthday Doctor Who.
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