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LATEST ARTICLES ( 674 )

• I Do Not Understand Stuffed Vine Leaves

  

  I don't understand the concept of stuffed vine leaves.How do you stuff a leaf? Leaves are really thin. I imagine some sort of machine that somehow puffs up the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Ebook! (only Available for 44 Hours)

  

  "Like nursery rhymes and fairy stories for adults... But less morals and more sex and death" - Amazon reviewFancy trying my book? Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rollercoaster of Emotions

  

  Anyone else go through a series of emotions for no reason?Today, when I woke up, I was done.Didn't want to lift a finger. Could easily have spent the day in... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Character Are You?

  

  You can now take a quick quiz to see which of the characters in my new book "Norman the Insurance Salesman and Other Stories" you are - I'm Sam the Carrot.... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Statistics

  

  I've been delighted to see that my book sales have increased - yesterday I sold 2 books, while today I sold 3, representing a 50% increase in sales. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• It is Live

  

  It's live.At last.All formats of my book are available at https://amzn.to/4iG0sj3 and despite mucking up the promotion, I feel good now. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Really Annoyed

  I'm really annoyed at myself.I had a plan for publishing and promoting my book ("Norman the Insurance Salesman and Other Stories" - catchy, I know! Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Website and Book Progress

  

  First and foremost, I've got a new website, it's thog.uk - go and take a look at it if you haven't already.Next....See this??This is a wonderful, wonderful... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Album Cover

  

  I feel like this photo is an accidental album cover for a northern England indie pop band that sings songs about getting their dole money on time. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Whetting Your Appetite

  

  To continue to build up the excitement for my upcoming book (Norman the Insurance Salesman and Other Stories), I asked AI to generate some front covers based... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing a Book

  

  So, I've been writing a book.To be honest, I'm hoping it's kind of there. I've printed out a couple of copies of first drafts for people to give their feedback... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• AI D&D Experiments

  

  Having had the Christmas break to unwind, destress, and generally have space to think about other stuff than work, I found myself pondering D D one afternoon. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travelling and Trying to Create a Buzz by Dancing

  

  So, I've just come back from a week in Bordeaux in France, and it was lovely.But hot.Now, for those who aren't aware, I'm from the UK, and not even the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do People Still Blog?

  

  Unrelated dog pic As part of bringing my blog back to life, I've been going through various settings and things (universal analytics is out, welcome Google... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where Has My Website Address Gone?

  

  Once upon a time, I had a blog.I enjoyed blogging, and after a while decided to splash out on a website name.I won't hyperlink it, but it was www.mikeraven.co. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Relaunch of the Blog

  

  Hello!I vaguely remember doing this blogging thing. I used to do it quite a lot, in fact. Good for stretching the writing muscles.Why did I stop? I''m strugglin... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cat in the Car Park

  

  I drove into the works car park today, circling as I looked for a decent space (ideally a space with adjacent spaces empty, and somewhere that would be sheltere... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2019 and the Skatepark

  

  It's 2019. It's not just 2019, it's well into 2019. It's been something like five months since I blogged. About time I wrote a post then. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cheese Grater Explained

  

  It's Sunday morning, which means I have a slice of time free to write!  To create, to make something new, the activity of generating ephemeral ideas and... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Day

  

  I've been challenged to write one of these "My Day" posts, which have been doing the rounds. Typically it's about a hipster-type who spends their day exercising... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION