It was a frosty December morning. I sat next to my dad in the passenger seat of our (vintage) Austin Mini and watched as he turned the ignition key. In the winter months, this part of the school run was always a moment of jeopardy, with our little car often adversely affected by the cold.Continue reading “Can We Fix it? Reconnecting with Soul in a Tech Dystopia.”
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How I dumped Facebook…(for a week)
I remember when I set up my facebook account in 2009. I uploaded some photos to my profile, as you do, and sent out some friend requests. And then I saw a status update that has always stuck in my mind. It was by a female musician who was in a prominent band at the time;Continue reading “How I dumped Facebook…(for a week)”
Mellow Yellow…
What are sodium lights? They’re the yellow street lights that are ubiquitous in the UK and are gradually being replaced in Liverpool (I don’t know about other cities) with white ones. This burnt-yellow light is a big part of me. As a teenager I hung around after dark on street corners drenched with it. InContinue reading “Mellow Yellow…”
WHY I HATE AND LOVE FACEBOOK
You may know I publish my own physical zines from time to time, including poetry, music reviews and general comment…? Well, not long ago I put out a little pocket-sized publication of short, random writing. Here (below) is the introduction to the zine which, as you’ll find out, has a lot to do with aContinue reading “WHY I HATE AND LOVE FACEBOOK”
Tom George 