Two old women sitting on a bench with knitting needles and yarn
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A child raking a sandbox next to his nanny
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A couple in wedding outfits riding in a car
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a party who is...
A man lying on a hill looking through a rifle scope
Author's note: Following the Neil Gaiman Master Class series, he offers the following exercise. Take one of the simple settings below and write a page about it, trying to undermine the reader’s expectations. For example, you’re writing about a man at a...
Lockdown Negotiations
Authors note: I started this with no clear idea of where I was going and found it nearly impossible to write. I've only just started trying to learn to write fiction and I was following the Niel Gaiman masterclass along with suggested reading. But the lockdown gave...
The Trail
Re-imagining a fairy tale
As part of Neil Gaiman's masterclass on writing he suggested that you take a well known fairy tale and then put a twist on it. So here we go. My meagre attempt, but I'm going to keep trying and writing. Stops me from arguing with the real Trolls online....
143 – Languages to learn
142 – Distribution of knowledge
141 – Ageism and membership
How will age affect the process of entering the community? While in many entries there has been discussion of this there should be a clarity of what it means to 'enter' the community. In many communes, monastic groups around the world there are full-time members...
140 – Community Hierarchy
How will the hierarchy of the community be decided? There shouldn't be a huge hierarchy, any sufficiently complex hierarchy creates too many divisions between those elected and those not elected into positions of control. We are all different levels of our chosen...
139 – Growth and Membership
How would the community grow over time? I would like to see the community only grow at a natural and stable pace that if correctly managed will have savings for hard times, provide for the members and prepare a fund for a future community .The rather elegant system of...
Let’s ban the guns, not the books.
apparently, people are embracing the idiots on Twitter today. Yes that includes that f**king asshole Russell
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and now Russell Brand are shouting out team #TruckersForFreedom 😎 👇
Let's go! https://twitter.com/Robertopedia/status/1486875240143720452
Apparently missed how the Canadian truckers are uneducated people actually flying *confederate flags*. how far up your own arrogant ass do you have to be, to stand resistant to masks, vaccines, and well, idiots.
Joe Rogan
Canadian truckers
Elon Musk
Russel Brand
The world is waking up.
#ThanksJoeRogan
Okay, wtf is a freedom convoy? Freedom to be a bigoted anti-vaccine dipshit I guess.
WATCH: Canadians gather at dozens of overpasses to greet the trucker convoy.
