Drabble*: Stubbed Butts
A drabble is an exactly 100 word story. A rapid read where every word counts. We are in a smoky '60's doctor's office.
Peter Merrens
UK
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38 projects
Author shaped by Armenian-Jewish roots and a life across Sri Lanka, India, Canada, Singapore and the UK. Writes fiction, essays and science from rural Kent, teaches leadership, and explores ideas with relentless curiosity.
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Occam's Ruler
Shameless plug: Physics is broken and the scientists know. This is a takedown of modern theories and a real alternative.
Short Story: The Kiss
A long short story of musical theatre, misaligned love and production chaos.
Fun: Patron Saint of Procedurals
A little nonsense verse/ditty about a hero from my youth.
The Benefits of Corruption
A philosophy of economics take on why greasing a functionary's palms might be more efficient than regulatory oversight.
Did dogs advance civilisation?
Perhaps we only shaped dogs after they had shaped us. After all, they have been our neighbours for 300,000 years.
Stop Doom-Scrolling. Watch Tarkovsky
If ever there was a time when we needed an alternative to instant gratification and serotonin overload, it is now.