The First Four Months

It has been about four months since NeoTokyo Dead came out across a number of platforms. The novella, weighing in at a mere 35,000 words, is the first thing I have published independently. After a four-month period, I thought it was time for some reflection on it that may serve as a reality check for…

It’s Your Heart

It is sort of fashionable for many to be down on Valentine’s Day. Sometimes, it is the aged among us, worn down with the reality of false hopes and broken promises. For some, the idea of Valentine’s Day threatens the identity they think they have. One of the biggest excuses people find to be down…

The Loss

I have finally done it. The moment when you open your work bag, after not feeling anything different, and you reach in. You scrabble about in there, but with the dawning horror-coloured scarlet red of your own unique concoction of shock, embarrassment, and confusion, along with an unhealthy dash of rage, you realise your phone…


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