Realm of the InterNutter

Thoughts, stories and ideas.

The Zen of Clean-Up Day

Or, perhaps, the Tao of it.

Cleaning by not-cleaning is by no means as effective as, say, cleaning by actually cleaning.

I have dithered about for as long as I could. I went shopping for some essentials, I had my eyes tested [Interesting photographs!] and also had lunch.

Now I really have to sweep the floor.

Nor Gloom of Night (Story!)

A little bit of palaver before I delve wholesale into the fiction.

Firstly: I write Science Fiction. Yes, the red-headed stepchild of the fiction arena. Well, sparkly vampires and bodice-rippers be damned, I like Science Fiction. If you don’t, then you don’t have to read this.

Secondly: This story has been rejected by Analog Magazine. I would like to find out why, since the standard rejection letter is a trifle vague. Just… be gentle. My ego bruises

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What's all this about then?

I woke up this morning and realised that I am Thirty-nine and have done almost squid-all nothing with my life.

I consider myself a writer - but I have finished little and published nothing.

I am a Mum - yet, or perhaps because of that, everything I do is wrong.

I have a degree in Information Technology - and I am unemployable.

I have two kids, both on that marvellously wide rainbow that is ASD, and I think I’m achieving

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