ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoCRON: Episode 2 (a serialised short story)Emperor Cron , ruler of one of the Nine Worlds of FAMBER , has…ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoShe Was Leaving! [from The Chronicles of Gus the Bastard]Sat in my living-room, dressed and primed to venture out of doors, I was waiting. Again. She? Well, she was…ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoThe Road to InspirationCRON 1ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoCRON: Episode 1 (a serialised short story)Emperor Cron , ruler of one of the Nine Worlds of FAMBER , has…ikemnye (41)in #life • 7 years agoThe Way it Works SometimesThe Song. When I first heard it, I was alone in my bedroom in my parent's flat in London late at night, and it came…ikemnye (41)in #poetry • 7 years agoDEMONSThe demons are brothers. But they are unequal in stature and ferocity. The Poor Man goes out daily to face…ikemnye (41)in #life • 7 years agoSomeone To Talk To.Fine. I admit. I talk to myself. I think that everyone does it to some extent, although I could just be excusing my…ikemnye (41)in #life • 7 years agoPast Ikem: TAXI![DISCLOSURE: Things have changed, what with Uber and its ilk. And I'm no longer such an asshole (I know! I'm…ikemnye (41)in #life • 7 years agoJOGGING: Perspective of a Lazy BastardIt's shite. Really. You see people doing it. Quite regularly in fact, at all hours and in all weathers, and your…ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoVillainsNot every story has one; at least not embodied in a single entity. Yet every Villain has many stories. Recall, if…ikemnye resteemeddwinblood (73)in #philosophy • 7 years agoWhy is propaganda effective? How does mental corruption take place?I am a big proponent of critical thinking. I talk about it fairly frequently here. Recently I encountered a new…ikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoMessing About With Fairytalesikemnye (41)in #writing • 7 years agoDam's Reaction to excitement for WAR."Calm yourself." "Despite the teachings of your most popular entertainments, there is no glory in war. Only…ikemnye (41)in #poetry • 7 years agoSufferingSuffering Did you hear the story of Odysseus? He that went to war for his king. Did you hear of the heinous…