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By ferdinandpage Posted on December 13, 2019February 8, 2020

Why we keep writing

Long experience as a graphic designer means I started thinking about an appropriate image for this. There is no image. There shouldn’t be an image for this, because images stay … Continue reading Why we keep writing

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By ferdinandpage Posted on November 14, 2019November 15, 2019

Ferdy’s Brexit Story

They say that if you draw a circle around a spider, it will stay within the circle. Why the spider does this is unclear. Why my country has stayed in … Continue reading Ferdy’s Brexit Story

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By ferdinandpage Posted on April 26, 2019June 27, 2019

The Expert System’s Brother: Review

Cover Artwork by Raphael Lacoste The Expert System’s Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky leaves the wasp sting of knowledge behind it. No wonder his signing comes with a small, perfectly-formed drawing … Continue reading The Expert System’s Brother: Review

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By ferdinandpage Posted on October 6, 2017June 27, 2019

Writing in a time of heinous fuckery®

“Heinous fuckery” is not my description, I say with great regret. It belongs to @ChuckWendig, who is wondering how to keep writing while being in the middle of it. He’s … Continue reading Writing in a time of heinous fuckery®

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By ferdinandpage Posted on August 4, 2017September 5, 2017

Is Anybody Listening?

“You can’t stop the signal, Mal,” says Mr Universe in Serenity. At the London Premiere we were six deep, waiting for Joss who wore the expression of someone convinced everyone else … Continue reading Is Anybody Listening?

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By ferdinandpage Posted on February 15, 2017February 15, 2017

oh fuck what now: 01

The first in a regular series dealing with the current “heinous fuckery” (copyright @ChuckWendig). Ground rules: I’ll try and present solutions. If you tell me to shut the fuck up, … Continue reading oh fuck what now: 01

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By ferdinandpage Posted on June 8, 2016June 12, 2016

The Naked Author … is not

I was wavering on whether Kazuo Ishiguro appeared as a Naked Author or not in The Buried Giant until Damien Walter came up with The 8 Tribes of SciFi (now The Nine Tribes … Continue reading The Naked Author … is not

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