Category Archives: fiction

Amazon 3G Kindle first impressions

I finally got my Amazon Kindle today – here are my first impressions. It’s my first electronic book-reader – partly because it’s the first one to come up to snuff, but I also bought it because I was intrigued with … Continue reading

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Will you sign my Kindle?

The other night I ordered a 3G Kindle. I admit, it was late, I was bored… but in the cold light of day I’ve still not cancelled the order. I’ve never hankered after an electronic book reader before – this … Continue reading

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Crap Book Club

Having been amazed by the popularity of the Stieg Larsson Millennium trilogy, given how badly-written and even badly-plotted the books are, I’ve decided I want to start a Crap Book Club. We could read a popular book and then have … Continue reading

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Monologue of Evil

I’m mulling over writing another book – this one will be a proper grown-up book and one of the themes will be Good and Evil and whether they are two sides of the same coin. And then I just accidentally … Continue reading

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That Apple Presser in Full

Today Steve Jobs shocked the world by making some unexpected apologies at a press conference in Cupertino, CA. He announced to a stunned press pack, “I am sorry. We lost our way.” As reporters dropped their iPhones in shock, he … Continue reading

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