Archive for May, 2009

[Pause for dramatic effect]

There now fol­lows an impromptu address to the massed ranks of wit­nesses to the unre­li­able. Please do not whis­per, fid­get or pick your nose whilst I’m speak­ing. In truth, I hate entries like this. They’re the worst refuge of the self-important blog­ger. “Look at me!” they cry, whilst act­ing delib­er­ately self-effacing and sternly instruct­ing everyone […]

Sans

Fame puts you there where things are hollow

This morn­ing, I woke up, wiped the sleep from my blood­shot eyes, and decided that I was going to be fam­ous. Now. Now I’m fam­ous. There. I became fam­ous in the same moment that I typed the word ‘now’. At this pre­cise point in time, right this minute, I am a legend. A legend in […]

From the pen of Mr Chen

Gosh, that rhymes. Any­one would think I liked writ­ing or some­thing. But clearly not much. Any­way, enough about me. Really. Enough about me. This is an import­ant pub­lic ser­vice announce­ment. If you haven’t yet ven­tured into the world of Writers’ Bloc, why the hell not? You should do. It’s good. Bet­ter than cheese. Almost. Where […]