reviews The Ghost blogging platform - a review I run my site on the Ghost blogging platform. I thought it was time to give it a review, so here it is.The Ghost blogging platform is what runs this site. I
writing How poetry helps your creative writing skills Creative writing is one type of writing, but not the only one. The thing is though, to do it well you have to practice. And one way to practice is to write poems,
poems Word up This is a poem - about the process of writing a poem. It occured to me while I was preparing a new post about creative writing.My mind was scarred by working much
writing Inspire your writing: use a different device This is going to sound a bit weird. But in your pursuit for writing ideas, one thing you can do is change the device you use to write with.I wrote most of
coding How to use agile spikes in a web project In the perfect world, website project planning covers every element. The reality though, can be quite different.An agile spike is where you need to write some thinking code to figure something out.
writing How to write a compelling blog post There’s about a gazillion articles out there telling you how to write great blog posts. I’m going to boil it down to three elements.You can spend years trying to find
poems War I wrote this poem to commemorate remembrance day.There's Blood congealing and the stench of death,The scream of shells and the crash of mortars,The wounded gasp and cry their dying breath,
music Slayer gig: November 7 Birmingham Slayer hit Birmingham Arena on 7th November, along with Obituary, Anthrax and Lamb of God. Here's a review of the gig.I've been a metal head for over 30 years. So, a gig
fitness Running is good for your head I’m rubbish at running. Assuming that you expect a runner to be able to run quickly.Nope. That’s not me. I’m a big, heavy bloke and I look more like
fitness Running and sleeping: an essential combination There's lots of advice for runners about sleep. It aids recovery being the most repeated. But there's something else about sleep too.I'm sure I've tried at some point, but running while you're