Conquest By Concept – A Novel About the Culture War Free Samples of chapters 1-3 are here. Book Description: Wars are fought in the mind, not just on the battlefield. John Gilbert loves Angie, his far-left Antifa girlfriend. Then …
Samples from The Vast and the Spurious: 25 Problems for Feminism The Vast and the Spurious is a book about the gender war between men and women. Feminism has set the agenda but it faces a backlash. Some dismiss this …
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This is a chapter from the new book, The Vast and the Spurious. A full description of the book is here http://bit.ly/VastAmAu (Australia) and here http://bit.ly/VastAmazonUS (USA). A Dream of Fecunda How long have we had feminism? It seems like …
This is the first chapter of the book. The Vast and the Spurious – Chapter One This book discusses twenty-five problems with feminism. One of the main problems is you’re not allowed to criticise it in the first place. As …
This is part one of the story “Marla Okadigbo,” from the ebook, The Tightarse Tuesday Book Club. Available here on Amazon http://bit.ly/TightarseTuesdayBookClub-US and on Amazon Australia http://bit.ly/TightarseTuesdayBookClub Marla Okadigbo The author, Winkler Jones, woke up one day to find his website had vanished. …
When Dr Who began in 1963, it was meant as an educational TV show for children to learn about history. In 2018, it is again meant as an educational TV show, this time to teach children about progressive social values. …
An obsessed St George fan is haunted by the past in this odd tale. “Eleven” is one of ten stories from The Tightarse Tuesday Book Club ebook. Available here for $4.99 http://bit.ly/TightarseTuesdayBookClub ELEVEN I Graeme Hillman had just …
As a guitar teacher, I get to hear quite a few modern pop songs. I’ve noticed most of them share a number of traits: Very simple chord patterns, repeated through the whole song, often in both the verse and …
Every so often I meet people who don’t read fiction. They’re proud of it too, in the way other people are proud of not drinking or gambling. But why? Today I’m going to try to understand the strange mentality …
There’s always one kid who goes too far, isn’t there. For a couple of years now, celebrities have been competing with each other to show how much they hate Donald Trump. Well, we finally have a winner. Comedian Kathy Griffin …
In the late 19th century, the theory of evolution made people doubt the existence of God. For me in 2017, it’s not evolution but the Big Bang Theory. No, not the scientific concept of the origin of the universe, the …
There seems to be one idea a few religions have in common – that physical life isn’t much good. Apparently when you get really advanced, you realise all the pleasures of physical life are unsatisfying and not worth much …
How Could They Drink the Poison? How Could They Not? There’s a giveaway for my book Cultown on Good Reads. To coincide, I’ll briefly revisit a famous cult from the past. I’ve been reading a lot about Jonestown, the settlement …
(If you’ve never loved a pet, this story will mean nothing to you. If you have, you’ll understand. Names have been changed to protect privacy.) I knew the grief was coming. I knew what to expect. It still took me …
I recently applied for permission to quote two Slayer song lyrics in my novel, Cultown. I went through a copyright agency who said there’d be a minimum fee of $495 per song to process my request. At two songs, the …
Have you wasted years of your life reading how-to guides about book marketing? Then stop. This is the only one you’ll ever need. If you want to have a literary bestseller, you’ve got to get the title right. That means …
Yesterday, I started my attempt to put out a blog every Monday in 2017. And since today is Tightarse Tuesday, here’s an extra one today for half price – meaning you still get it for free. Which is appropriate, …
Just because a thing is sometimes bad doesn’t mean it is always bad. Being ‘judgmental,’ for instance. A friend of mine, who is a Buddhist, recently confessed to this ‘fault.’ When he sees certain types of people in the …
One way to begin a story is with a headline so absurd that people read on just through annoyance. So here we go. Van Halen has had three singers. David Lee Roth made six brilliant albums with the band. Sammy …
Peter Fitzsimons doesn’t know who the Foxes are. This is odd for two reasons. First, Fitzsimons is a leading sportswriter and right now the Foxes are the greatest story in world sport. Second, the Foxes are underdogs and …
You know that phrase ‘the guilty pleasure’ – what’s that about? Binge drinking? Gluttony? Serial killers who enjoy their work? Actually, serial killers don’t tend to suffer from moral angst. No, the guilty pleasure is about ‘cool’ people who …
Paul Gallico was a 20th century American author. His best works are dark romances which show how love survives despite harsh conditions. Literary snobs tend to dismiss him as a popular author. While he made no attempt to be highbrow, …
A nightmare is usually something you wake up from with a sense of relief. For John Grant the ‘nightmare’ is something he awakens into, in a state of dread, each morning for five days. Hence the title, Wake In Fright, …
Cocker Crisis – Judge Judy Case #1375: Woodward vs Hartigan Calendars Dear Judge Judy, Last December, I purchased a 2015 Cocker Spaniel calendar for my girlfriend. She has a great devotion to the breed and I assumed this gift would …
Warning – this story is not for the faint hearted. When someone famous dies, we often see recent footage of that person on TV. It makes me wonder if they had any idea how little time they had left …
Every aspiring author knows how hard it is to get signed by a publisher. Even a little indie publisher is hard to crack. As for the big ones, you’ve got more chance of flying to the moon by jumping …
I teach guitar to a few kids at schools. Most of them are nice but a few years ago there was one who was a real little bastard. Rude, agro and borderline violent … and he was only nine. …
Photo – Alastair Cook, Michael Clarke, and the invisible Jimmy Brandt at the SCG. What do you think happens when the invisible man goes onto the field during the Ashes cricket test in Sydney? Those of you who have …
‘Every good story needs a little embellishment’ says Gandalf in a scene from the new film of The Hobbit. This is Peter Jackson’s way of excusing a few liberties he’s taken with Tolkien’s book. But the comment doesn’t make sense. …
Hi Everyone, I celebrated New Year by time-travelling back to the 1970s and living in an ‘alternative lifestyle’ commune. Well, that’s what it felt like anyway with the daily meditation, vegetarian food and shared housework duties. Yeah, a real 70s …
Have you heard? ‘The Hobbit’ has been made into a film. Or rather, three films. That’s right. JRR Tolkien’s quite thin paperback has been made into a trilogy. This is great news but the question must be asked: why …
ONE In 2005, Rolling Stone magazine ran a story on the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” The songs were voted on by journalists, musicians, and others in the music business. There is a lot that could be …
So there I was holding a book called The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy and something was very wrong with the cover. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then it hit me – Sheldon was smiling. I refer, …
So there I was driving up the main street in my suburb when I spied an empty shop with a sign on it. “Coffee Shop opening soon.” “Good,” I thought. “If there’s one thing Sydney needs it’s more coffee …
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. I would dispute that, based on some of the films that have recently been adapted from books. A good example is the film version of Lionel Shriver’s book We …
A true friend is someone who stands by you no matter what. In good times and bad, the true friend is there for you. But the ‘fair weather friend’ is only there in the good times. Was there ever a …
By the time Stieg Larsson had a mega-bestseller with his Millennium book series, the poor bugger was already dead. His gripping tales of Blomkvist and Salander sold zillions but he never saw a single krona of the profits. Thirty years …
Most of the best blogs have a theme or a snappy title. My girlfriend came up with a great title – ‘Sir Rants a Lot’. She thought this would reflect my habit of going off into impromptu rants on various …
