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The Guild headquarters buzzed with energy. Screens flashed with urgent alerts, and the murmur of hushed conversations filled every room. Amelia and Jim hurried through the corridors, and Prometheus met them at the entrance to the operations centre. “We’ve pinpointed the source of the breach,” he announced. “It’s worse than we thought.” They entered the control room, where a group of technicians…

Part One Olivia sat in her office and looked at the almost empty bottle of single malt on her desk. She had a pile of complaints to deal with, for example, the lack of availability of beef, wine, pork and potatoes. They had heavily imported these before the collapse and, although the Guild encouraged the local production of potatoes, they were struggling to fulfil demand. Prior to the…

It’s been over a year now since my last post. In that year I finished the first drafts of books four and five in the Collapse series, Scarcity and Abundance respectively, but both novels still have to be edited before they can be published. This means that 2024 is the first year I didn’t publish a title since releasing my first novel in 2017. I did adapt The Ragged Arsed Philanthropists for…

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The UK Government has just decided to double the minimum income requirement for British citizens wanting to bring foreign spouses to live in the UK. 2024 will be a general election year and news that the net migration figures, which the current Government was elected to reduce, are at an all time high has caused waves of panic through the conservative…

Frank, a resident of the Cave Court Care Home, spends his days trying to convince his fellow residents why socialism must replace capitalism.  However, his audience is less than receptive to his political ideals. Sue and her fellow staff are overworked, understaffed and underpaid. Their life is a constant struggle to pay the bills and keep their heads above water. The Ragged Arsed…

CHAPTER 1: THE STAKES GET HIGHER  Sevan’s marbles were still sore when he was awoken by the ship’s alarm. He dragged himself out of his bunk and up to the bridge, where he could see Sonvaenope large in the observation windows. It was clear someone on the surface was shooting at them. “What’s happening?” he asked.  “We are being shot at,” said Ay-ttho  “No uxlod, Moncur,” said Sevan, referring…

Sam Stokes has been one of my most loyal and helpful readers. She makes excellent suggestions during the beta reading stage and always eaves me honest reviews.In 2014, she was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer and underwent a total thyroid removal surgery. Little did she know that this was just the beginning of a tumultuous journey that would change her life forever. Since then, she have developed a…

CHAPTER 1: INSPIRED MADNESS  Matthews and Barnes sat in the Channeatune Room, the most expensive restaurant in the explored regions of the universe. “I appreciate your desire to meet in neutral territory,” said Barnes. “But was it really necessary to reserve the entire restaurant?” “Don’t worry,” said Matthews. “This one is on me.” She took a sip of Spiced Eclipse Pish, the most expensive…

Photo by Steshka Willems on Pexels.com Today, I was almost run over on a zebra crossing by a woman driving an unnecessary large SUV. What I assume was her husband in the passenger seat called be a ‘caralho’ which according to Google translate is Portuguese for a ‘fuck’. Apparently he was upset that I had delayed the progress of their obscenely inappropriate vehicle by having the temerity to…