Utopia will make you a tyrant
March 13, 2019
The simple task of creating paradise on Earth will see you walking in the footsteps of Pol Pot. I know, I’ve been there.
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My secret ‘admirer’
January 27, 2019
A quick update on the him/her/it who seems to have access to everything except my car keys.
How to make the internet nicer
January 24, 2019
This is not a manifesto for ridding the world of trolls, but a list of plug-ins and software I use to make the internet tolerable.
Capitalism must fail
January 20, 2019
Yes, there we are, I’ve stuck my head above the parapet and said something semi-political. Capitalism must not win.
December 29, 2018
Every so often I write a blog post about having nothing to say. It looks like that time of year again. But it feels different this time. Rightly or wrongly I perceive blogging as an activity that is being buried by shorter forms of social media and I don’t have the drive to blog anymore.
Review – Helene Fischer Live – Arena Tournee
May 5, 2018
A woman stands amongst the tangled strands of a steel labyrinth. A distant bass rumbles overhead. Pressure grows. No, this isn’t a scene from a Ridley Scott movie. This is Helene Fischer live in concert.
Give the spam some daylight
March 7, 2018
Just received this bit of help, so thought I’d respond. (My words in red…) I have checked your website (no you haven’t) and i’ve found some duplicate content (no, you did not because there isn’t any), that’s why you don’t rank high in google (I don’t rank high in Google for a million and one … More Give the spam some daylight
Mad Ramblings
December 9, 2017
I’m too disorganised to write about one thing so I’m going to ramble instead.
Phobia
November 25, 2017
This might be one of the more personal blog posts I’ve written, so don’t be surprised if I delete it! I have a small confession to make.
This is not an advert for smartphones
November 18, 2017
I used to be snobbish about smartphone cameras, but not any more. The days of hauling 4kg of metal up a mountain are over.
Review – Black Sails
November 11, 2017
“Mr Holmes doesn’t work here any more.”
I hate formatting
November 4, 2017
All self-published authors will know that a finished manuscript can’t be published until it’s been formatted. Simple, says the layperson, it’s the 21st Century. What could possibly go wrong?
What’s In A Name?
October 22, 2017
Storm Brian battered Britain this weekend. I didn’t think Brian’s were capable of such fury, but it proves the Met Office are trying to con us into thinking that deadly storms are our benevolent friends.
A new idiot in town
September 17, 2017
The latest email scam is breathtakingly stupid, but still serves as a warning to read things carefully.
Who is Helene Fischer?
September 1, 2017
I occasionally like a bit of schlager. After a day of Children of Bodom, Xandria and Toten Herzen it’s nice to wind down to the likes of Dschinghis Khan.
Where to begin?
August 27, 2017
What do you do when you’re flush with money from the sale of four ebooks (total royalties earned £5.12) and you’ve just finished the sixth novel of the TotenUniverse? You write a blog post.
WordPress being a bit naughty lately
July 3, 2017
My totenherzen.com domain name was transferred to GoDaddy last year. I did it to avoid WordPress locking it into a premium upgrade when it was time to renew. Didn’t stop them putting a dirty grey filter screen over the blog though when the ‘remapping’ expired. Cheeky bastards.
Hooray: I got some more spam.
May 9, 2017
Four comments waiting in my shit filter inbox on WordPress, and being the lonely sort I was so over the moon I had to share it with you all.
Spam is proof there are too many people on the planet
April 7, 2017
I must be bored because I’m about to write a post in response to another bit of spam. This time the spammer was moved to write after reading the post about Subbuteo, so I’m guessing this penniless nut is around about my age. Here’s the unwanted cack in full with some interventions:
Interview – Matthew Wright
March 22, 2017
On my list of regular blogs to visit is the one written by New Zealand historian Matthew Wright. His interests, however, don’t just lie in the past but the present and future too, mixing current science with science fiction. When his book of essays came out examining the curious side of quantum mechanics, Explaining Our … More Interview – Matthew Wright
Blank page: two posts in as many days
March 5, 2017
This is what happens when you impose a moratorium on yourself. You end up sitting in a garden centre cafe with a laptop and nothing to write. I’ve just been making a list of things to do if I decide to extend the moratorium beyond twelve months. Give it up completely.
Countdown to a murder
March 4, 2017
Some of you may not know this, but March 21st 2017 is a very important date.
You take three voices into the shower?
February 26, 2017
How many lead singers does a band need? One? Two? Amaranthe have got three. That’s what I call covering the bases. Three singers. A male rock, a female pop, and a sort of growly male death metal one just to make sure no one mistakes them for Lady Gaga teeming up with Linkin Park. (I … More You take three voices into the shower?
Free but invisible
February 12, 2017
Untold riches await those who manage to get their book listed ‘perma-free’ on Amazon. But how does anyone find out?
Artwork disobedience . . . and ads again!
January 21, 2017
I read news articles about AI threatening humanity and how we’ll all be eaten by robots and I scoff. I wasn’t not scoffing when that same AI came along and took a bite out of my arse.
On the road.
January 16, 2017
I’m going to sound like an egomaniac by explaining another bout of absence, not just here but in other places on the web. I always think it sounds a bit weird when an unknown blogger apologises for not blogging, as if the internet has been holding its breath, but I can see where these people … More On the road.
Christmas message
December 25, 2016
Happy Christmas and all that.
The TotenUniverse website is getting closer
October 27, 2016
I’d love to say something like ‘ten years in the making…’ (and say it in a very deep voice) but it’s not taking that long.
Pencils, Rubbers et al
October 22, 2016
Why does a rubber rub out pencil? People are so nasty and horrible these days that if you ask a perfectly reasonable question they’ll say, ‘why don’t you google it, asshole.’ (It is possible to make these people look stupid by asking a rhetorical question…) Back in the day, when I were a lad, I … More Pencils, Rubbers et al
Interview – Harry Whitewolf
October 15, 2016
Back in September I reviewed Harry Whitewolf’s novel The Road to Purification, Hustlers Hassles and Hash. Author, poet and traveller, Whitewolf’s writing is a fusion of observation, fact and speculation. I asked Harry about his work, travelling, the number 11 and gn****.
The Opening Sentence 