by Paul Stephenson | Mar 18, 2019 | Net hate, Parenting, Politics
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash “Hi honey. How’s your new game?’‘It’s okay. My character fell out with their parents and couldn’t get any money so I killed myself.”“… You can do that?”“Yeah.”“Let me look at that.”Do you remember when the Internet seemed like a good...
by Paul Stephenson | Nov 26, 2018 | General, Nanowrimo, Net hate
Photo by Nicholas Punter on Unsplash At some point this year I committed myself to writing at least one blog post a week, because content is king, baby, and because I’m trying to drive people here so that they’ll put an email address into that little...
by Paul Stephenson | Nov 20, 2018 | General, Net hate, Net joy
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash I’m having a social media wobble. That’s not a Fortnite dance, by the way. in case you were wondering. No, I’m doing that thing where I waver briefly over the big red button I had installed in my house that says ‘ERASE...
by Paul Stephenson | Nov 6, 2018 | Net hate, Politics, Writing
Everywhere you look right now, it feels like people are missing the point. I went to a fireworks night over the weekend, and the reasonably excellent display, having thundered through a bizarre playlist of music to underscore the whizzes and pops, ended on the Queen...
by Paul Stephenson | Jan 24, 2018 | Net hate, Net joy, Self Publishing
Remember when the internet was all full of hope, sunshine, and promise? When little ole’ Facebook was a place to hang out with friends? When Google proudly said ‘do no evil’? When the future looked bright for creatives? All of a sudden, no matter which creative...
by Paul Stephenson | Jan 11, 2018 | General, Net hate, Net joy, Self Publishing
When it came time to sit down and hammer out some resolutions for the New Year (or revolutions, as my daughter insists on calling them, or remevonooshuns, as my son calls them), there was one promise that I made to myself above all others: Be more productive.I’m a...