When I was writing Ticket Ninja last week I realised I was writing it with a particular gimmick, for want of a better word. Specifically, I’ll ask you this: was Tods male or female?* It inspired me to extend the Weekly Flash Fiction Challenge to include a fourth restriction, that of a technical constraint. Something […]
This was a weird one to write. I kind of ran out of steam on it (no pun intended) until about half an hour ago, where I then wrote the entire middle third. But now that I’ve run out of time as well, I’ve got to post it, so bear in mind that this is […]
Since the Sci-Fi-London challenge seems to be the theme of the week, I though I’d present you with my entry from last year. This is exactly what was written in the 48 hours, and I haven’t modified it in the slightest, even though I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect. Last year only […]
So the Sci-Fi-London challenge (see here) got me thinking. Well, to be honest, it was last year’s challenge that got me thinking, but if there’s one recurring theme you’ll see in this blog, it’s that I’m a world-class procrastinator. Anyway, it got me thinking that I’d like to set myself a weekly flash fiction challenge as […]
When I play Call of Duty, I play to complete challenges. I’m not one of those players to whom winning is everything and if they don’t get a positive KD after ten seconds they’ll rage quit the game. I mean, I won’t intentionally try to lose. I make an effort to win, and in fact my […]
I have a confession. I’ve been meaning to start this blog for some time. But because I am a master when it comes to procrastinating, I’ve been putting it off and off. The thing that finally gave me a good kick in the pants was the Sci-Fi-London 48hr Flash Fiction Challenge. Specifically, winning it. If […]
Welcome! Welcome to the Asinine Blog of Stuff! My name is David, and I will be your host. A bit of forewarning, though. I have no idea what I’m doing. But it’s all good. A bit of fun. We’ll see what happens. As you might gather from the name, this will be a blog of […]