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Black Mirror Needs a Little Windex

June 17, 2019 By GJ Hughes

Let me get it out from the start. I’m a Black Mirror geek. I’ve loved most of it. I’ve loved the Dystopian and slightly awry technology. I even loved Bandersnatch after watching 5 endings with no real surprises. So I patiently waited for season 5… …and here we are and my first impression is …wtf? […]

Filed Under: Sci-fi, SF, TV Reviews Tagged With: black mirror, opinion, sci-fi

Why I Write

May 25, 2019 By GJ Hughes

and Why Music Inspires For the past 2 years I’ve made the pilgrimage to Byron Bay Bluesfest for a dose of good, filthy delta blues and rock. Bluesfests 30th anniversary was not to be missed. Held each Easter in Byron Bay, Northern NSW, Australia. Bluesfest is one of the worlds top festivals An overdose of […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: art, lyrics, music, writing

Short Stories

May 3, 2019 By GJ Hughes

FLASH FICTION - FINDING JESUS - www.geoffhughes.com.au

I’ve been having some fun entering the monthly Furious Fiction competition which is run by the Australian Writers Centre. They give away 500 bucks every month so it’s worth a shot. For some inexplicable reason I keep not winning but fuck it all, seems a waste to leave them on the hard drive so I’ll […]

Filed Under: Short Story, Writing Tagged With: flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing competition

The Loneliness of the Writer

April 10, 2019 By GJ Hughes

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Writing is supposedly a glamorous occupation. When I tell people I write for a living the first response is usually ‘Oh! What do you write?’. If the answer to the age old question is ‘I’m an electrician’, who among us would enthusiastically follow up with ‘Oh! What do you specialise in? Control wiring, data cabling? […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: blogging, inspirat, opinion, writing

US and Them

April 3, 2019 By GJ Hughes

Us and Them

And after all, we’re only ordinary men… Well, that’s how the old Pink Floyd/Roger Water’s song goes but after watching Jordan Peele’s extraordinary horror SF movie US, I’d say Peele has succeeded writing nothing less than a stark allegory of the rise of modern fascism in America. Where to start? The depiction of the horror […]

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror, SF Tagged With: Film, Horror, SF

Lets get this show on the road…

March 21, 2019 By GJ Hughes

I’ve been banging on a lot lately about how important it is for writers to build a platform. It shames me – just a little because I’m generally shameless – that I haven’t got one myself. If I can be an example to others I shall be. Fellow writers, here’s the news. If you want […]

Filed Under: Writers Platform Tagged With: sci-fi, self publishing

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