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Young People Today… by Beverley Dalton A few words about awesomeness I went to college to do an Art Foundation course. Yay, good for me. But I was 48. And almost everyone else wasn’t. They were fresh out of school. Now, when I was a kid we...

I did, but it took a very long time for stripe to respond and then the currency had to be US. Might just be my internet connection having the Sunday lazies...

We have some significant expenses coming up, specifically to do with our return to YouTube, so any and all contribs gratefully received :)

Great idea! I wish I'd had it.

Great idea! I wish I'd had it.

From that piece: "The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to...

For those doing rewrites.... There is a light at the end of the frog tunnel. " "Most inspirational comment of the day, from Ursula Vernon’s acceptance speech at the Hugos: "There is a species of water beetle that regularly gets swallowed whole by...

"Sometimes the loudest cries for help are silent." Harlan Coben

Just a note that we’ve added a small new feature that you might like, “Colony Karma”. It allows any member, Colony (the new name for Basic) or Full, to toss a little cash into the pot. Why Karma? Because what goes around, comes around. It’s in...

Young People Today… by Beverley Dalton A few words about awesomeness I went to college to do an Art Foundation course. Yay, good for me. But I was 48. And almost everyone else wasn’t. They were fresh out of school. Now, when I was a kid we...

Be my, be my Beta. by Jake Joy Eyes on the prize. I really need to spend less time on X. Once again, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion on social media that I can’t help but add my two cents/pence/shillings to, and this time, I can’t...