Officially disguised as a Canadian
I posted this quote on Twitter earlier today, in capital letters, because it’s true. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING — Randolph West (@rabryst) December 3, 2014 This past week, M and I made a big decision. We’re all about big decisions in this family. We got married when it was still aContinue reading “I Have No Idea What I Am Doing”
Today is M’s birthday. Before the end of the year, it’ll be mine. We’re getting older. But are we getting old? Adulthood is an invention by children to explain why adults are grumpy all the time. I feel older. Time is moving faster because as a percentage of my lifespan so far, a day isContinue reading On birthdays and getting older
Since I originally read that Terry Pratchett is a Humanist (albeit a “bad one”), I liked the sound of the description, and I’ve adopted it where appropriate. I’m more of an irreligious person nowadays, but I’ll get to that. In Pratchett’s own words, “I think if there is any intelligence behind the Universe, it isContinue reading So here it is
I saw a photo tonight of an empty bed next to a window, an open magazine lying on it, so I wrote down a few hundred words in a little story. Check it out.
Many years ago, when I was still young and impressionable, I first read about the so-called “end of the world” Mayan Calendar thing. Depending on the source, the end was either on the 21st or 23rd of December 2012. My 36th birthday is on the 22nd of December 2012. A week from now. I don’tContinue reading The Mayans
My name is Randolph, and I am a racist. I was brought up in a country that institutionalised racism at all levels of society, and even now is battling to recover. When Nelson Mandela was freed (I was only 13 years old at the time), many of my white friends and their families wanted toContinue reading I am a racist
Yesterday I attended my second meeting of the local writers’ group in town. I wrote something for the meeting, as well as a shorter piece during the evening (they call it a “prompt” where everyone writes for ten minutes from the same prompt, or opening line). Both of these pieces are available on my OriginalContinue reading New stuff
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Netbooks – I mean, what's the point, right? It's like Tom Cruise pretending (badly) to be a Nazi soldier, but not changing his accent. Granted, there is a school of acting which says you shouldn't do the accents and just be yourself, but I think I'm off on another Tomcruise Tangent (I'm copyrighting that) …
I've updated my poetry page (see related link) with some pieces I found on my phone.