It is 17:51 on a Monday and I have just realised there is no loo roll in here. — I send a humorous text to my partner to ask for assistance. Everyone has a cold right now and I just know he is the one who has made off with the brand new roll I replaced hours earlier. I just know it. I am really irritated by the situation…

John Waters is responsible for Hairspray, Cry Baby, and Cecil B. Demented, to name some of his most widely acclaimed films. What you may not have heard of are some of his earlier “masterpieces”, ahem. While Pink Flamingos is famous for the chicken fucker and some excellent meat smuggling to…

Today, as I watched the House of Commons live, a strange little ripple went through the front benches. The Labour party had fully revealed the joke of a plan that our new PM has offered to get out of this energy crisis. …

I couldn’t sleep again. At 2:30am I just gave up and got up. It was warm enough that I could wear just a robe as I sat by the window at my desk. Thinking. Just thinking. There is no real news. They are declaring “tea is good for you” on…

Are you ready for winter? I feel a chill in the air each morning already. Pensions for a single person in the UK are about £246 per week or £12,792 per annum. Pensions for a couple are around £511 a week or £26,572. These are averages, and some folks get…

When I moved to Pollokshields, I didn’t know anyone in the area. I knew it was a very Muslim area and had no pubs, which suited me fine. I felt safe. There was a lot of rubbish in the streets, but this was mostly from passers through. …

My kids do not grasp how much the electric and gas bill costs. We have explained it every single day since they came back from a summer break. And still they leave lights on like it doesn’t cost me almost £0.17 per kilwatt hour(Edit on September 1, 2022 : it…

I was rudely awakened by his snoring for the second time in the night and I just gave up trying to sleep. “Fuck me, or I’m going to do the dishes.” I said into the darkness of our room. No movement. No sound. Drat. I went downstairs and did the…

Looking back across the steppes, we saw the endless grass sea break upon the foothills of our homeland. The sun rose behind our mountains and sank at their feet each night. We had to flee when the priests raised themselves above our Mothers. We moved on into the sunset. Looking…