I'm back. Though, Ever So Briefly. Thanks #California!
In a safehouse, away from the lunacy!
Oh, don’t misunderstand me, I’ve had plenty to say. It’s just…I’ve been hugely distracted.
Partly, the latest book. Yes, another one is on the way, and aside from having an editing nightmare trying to format it to suit the requirements of Amazon publishing, there’s also the minor issue of a title that has all the appropriate bells and whistles to make it marketable and, equally important, an engaging cover design so people will gush with excitement at the very thought of owning a copy.
Of course, I don't want to give too much away at this stage, but even I think it’s a bloody good read, and I should know……..I wrote it. So, as a brief spoiler alert, I can tell you that it has everything my previous book didn’t….and more.
There you go, I knew being half-Irish would prove useful at some point in my life!
That said, if you think of my previous book as the innards of a sandwich, this next attempt at writing and publishing will be the top and bottom, bread parts. So, be satisfied, as that’s the best I can do in terms of metaphors right now.
Putting sheer bloody publishing laziness aside, have you taken the time to notice how even more screwed the world is as we slide into another quarter of a century? Excellent, I’ve distracted you sufficiently away from the opening paragraphs to divert you to other matters of greater importance. Well, for now, at least.
Okay, I’ll continue.
You see, as much as I have an intense dislike for certain social media platforms, as with most people, they are ‘can’t live with—can’t live without’ in the running order of our daily lives, and with more knobs that a warehouse full of lounge and bedroom furniture. It’s as if humanity created one colossal asylum for almost every lunatic on the planet with issues.
Depending on how little, or how much you pay particular attention to world events, you may have/have not noticed the rather small matter of fires in California recently. Now, ordinarily, I avoid all news and anything to do with it because, for the most part, it’s doom, gloom, and despondency for people with an appetite for precisely the same. However, here’s one exception to the rule that really caught my attention.
Oh, the irony! So, environ-mental-ists succeeded in gaining legislation to stop the destruction of brushwood in the canyons around LA, as this was damaging to the wildlife and its natural habitat. So, how did that plan work out for them exactly? Oh, wait! Could it be the same dry, combustible brushwood, that when ignited, could then roll through the same canyons, destroying everything in its path, and causing an eventual furnace due to high winds while causing billions of dollars in damage, I wonder?
Personally speaking, I cannot wait for their next short-circuited brainwave with regards to, 'saving the planet'! How are these idiot people even allowed to live among us without being taken away and electrodes being forced into every available bodily orifice, and left to fry?
I rest my case. For now!
