Inside is the opposite of outside. Logically. So, the opposite of hangover must be hangunder then? And is the positive of disappointed, appointed? The ‘un’ and ‘um’ prefixes are easier though. Simply a matter of sound, phonetics and clear logic. An umbrella can’t be an The ‘un’ and ‘um’ prefixes are easier though. Simply a…
How to overcome writer’s block As I know many Vandal readers are writers, I know they will understand when I say that there are times when the words just get stuck. Some call it writer’s block, but it’s only a moment in a story when your ideas dry up or you feel that the story…
Do you want to be popular? Everyone wants to be liked and be popular with a wide range of friends and acquaintances, so naturally this sense of self-worth must extend to your life on the internet. As we all spend far less time face to face with our friends now, and far more time sat…
It has been some time since I posted some classic Australian poetry. So I thought I would right that wrong with one of my favourites that opens with an unforgettable line that was burned into my memory in my schooldays. I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better I recall…
Really Stupid Book Titles An odd fact I’ve noticed about my blog is that my posts about stupidity rate as highly as my posts about books and publishing. So I thought, why not combine these two popular post topics into one? Hence, today’s offering. Books and abject stupidity with a selection of really stupid book…
It seems like just yesterday It’s easy to take things for granted, but it really isn’t so long ago that there was no Internet and faxes were the coolest communication tool going. Growing up in a small city stuck on the far west coast or Australia, it’s also easy to remember a one newspaper town,…
