Although ordinarily enjoying, not to mention thriving in, my own company, recently I’ve concluded I spend an unhealthy amount of time on my own. Despite my social media posts perhaps hinting I enjoy a full and fun-packed life with numerous like-minded reprobates, in reality I spend a detrimental portion of my day alone. Incidentally, the... Continue Reading →

It's Friday the 13th today. A day folklore suggests one might endure poor fortune, along with chance of bumping into a hockey mask wearing Jason Voorhees and his chainsaw, Frank. Episodes of bad luck which, if old wife’s tale bear a shred of truth, can be warded off by carrying around a rabbit's foot or... Continue Reading →

I’ve been inflicted with back pain since after suffering a freak accident erecting my campervan awning last Friday. To clarify, freak accident relates to the event causing the injury, not that the mishap happened to somebody who’s a freak… Although then again! Yours truly royally ricking my lower lumbar area whilst inflating the camping accessory’s... Continue Reading →

Always endeavouring to brighten my readership’s day, I thought I'd commence this piece litteraire with a random joke. A whizzbang I thought I’d procure with a little help from Amazon Alexa's (AA). Sadly, the cloud-based AI assistant wasn't very forthcoming upon hearing the request. Her polite, soft tones almost apologetically informing me she was unable... Continue Reading →

With inspiration for today’s narrative topic evading me, today I enlisted online assistance to cajole that subject ‘light bulb moment’. This topic prodding website providing visitors with over 2,000 prompts; a bunch of motivational prompts from which I chose the following:  ‘Follow a group of strangers touring a city on some kind of vehicle –... Continue Reading →

I spent an interesting few hours on Saturday endeavouring to procure a couple of tickets for next years Oasis comeback tour. Stood ironing while I queued for tickets to watch the rebellious Mancunian rockstars, I concluded how much the episode painted a strange juxtaposition. Cliché has it that us Brits love to queue. And, as... Continue Reading →

Gazing aimlessly through my home office window, I witness browning birch tree leaves hang forlornly in the late summer sun. The moribund deciduous foliage sending an unwelcome reminder autumn, with its diminishing temperatures and earlier dusks, is around the corner. Consequently, GJ Strachan will shortly begin preparations for forthcoming chilly weather, a need for earlier... Continue Reading →

Yesterday morning, for the first time in ages I felt enthused about writing prose. The location where I planned to feed this newfound literary vigour a café situated within a Leeds retail outlet’s sprawling malls. Prior to satiating this need to pen, I feasted on a breakfast of marmite on toast, accompanied by an invigorating... Continue Reading →

Searching a topic for this literary assignment, I have just been greeted by a random YouTube advertisement showing how to stop squirrels stealing nuts from your garden bird feeder.  A tutorial which will no doubt prove invaluable if I ever procure a bird feeder. Or it would have been if I was motivated enough to... Continue Reading →