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gilest.org archive

2007

Stuart and Monica's wedding photos

Sharon's 40th birthday party pics

All my work published in 2007

Dennis Hawes, 1923-2007 - a tribute to my stepfather, who died aged 84

Lego iPhone - a moment of creative genius by Barney and me

On the writing process

In the recording studio with the Cocteau Twins - a gentle satire; I love the 'Twins really, I do

Excitement and adventure by the Kennet and Avon canal - in which some boaters get into trouble, and I come to their aid

Make a Tiny Link - the announcement heralding the end of Make A Shorter Link

My victory over the washing machine

2006

A long walk to a long barrow

Waiting for Dave - Dave is a dolphin

Visiting a hole in the ground

Eggs on bed

Here come the Limbersnigs marching along

My lost albums - the ones I used to own, but somehow managed to lose; I don't miss many of them

First day at school - my son's education begins

Yay and yay and humbug - in which I am permitted to drive again, and realise my pretensions of being "green" don't count for much

Summer holiday

Buy my ebook - because the royalty cheques will keep me amused for years to come

The MySpace mystery - why on Earth do people use it?

At the Sunflower cafe - a snippet of fiction that was once going to be part of my big bestselling novel

Early morning runaround - my son letting off steam

Typewriter memories

Prologue - how I decided to quit Proper Jobs and go freelance; a work of autobiography

Biorhythmic - notes on family biorhythms

Adventures in alternate realities - what happened when I keeled over the kitchen, and why I wasn't allowed to drive for months afterwards

The GTD Prayer - my greatest hit, it seems

The biscuit tree - a story for children

Waiting for Mr Blair

Exploring London's place names

Welcome, harassed journalists

2005

The why phase - one of my favourites

A DAB hand for freebies

People whose lives were changed by the internet - there's a lot of us about

Sub-editors for weblogs - just an idea

When beer was 10p a pint

Albums I don't see much in other people's music collections

I'll send you a deck - adventures in corporate speak

Practical tips for freelancers

Remembered gigs

Creative pressure

Is that an Apple - it certainly is madam

In the playcentre - top advice for undergraduates

Smugness unsettled

Julie went clubbing

Older

gorjuss, home page for the mailing list that thought it was a blog; them were the days, eh?

See also the various gorjuss archive pages: November 99, September 99, October 99, and the original old gorjuss archive. Almost every link on every one of these pages is broken, needless to say.

Lump, my mid-20s hospital drama