For Maria For those who have read my book Louis, you will recall one of the main characters, Medeia. In reality, she was a wonderful, courageous and charming woman, whose real name was Maria. She was the wife of Louis and her passing at the age of ninety-nine now closes the final chapter on her life and…
A tongue in cheek approach to bestseller status Every author wants their book to rise above the slush pile, the mid-list and into the top ten of bestsellers. Why even settle for the top ten. Why not go straight for number one? However, it is quite surprising how few know how to achieve this simple…
One thing I rarely do here on The Vandal is mention my books. Guilty as charged, so today I will right this wrong and introduce you to one of my favourite characters. Halbert Hoop, or better known as HAL. So without further ado here’s a taste of HAL! The Adventures of Hal Halbert Hoop, better…
Oh Douglas, why did you up and leave us? I had the occasion, albeit under the very heavy influence of a bottle or three of an extremely pleasant Shiraz, to stumble upon a rather tall gentleman with an odd outlook on life. Well, odd in the fact that he was rumoured to be dead, but…
Why do we give away our privacy so freely, in exchange for cute puppy videos? As Internet users, we are quite naive and dumb. We love Facebook, but we get annoyed when we are confronted by ads. Well, welcome to the brave new world where nothing is for free, and your very private data is a…
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Free is great, but it almost always comes at a cost Everyone loves a bargain, but free is rarely a great buy. In the last year or so, I have noticed that my small selection of time filling games on my iPhone are now blasting me with ads every two to three minutes. Even worse, one…
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