Spitfire Albion Iceni

The Crossing

As has become a pattern so far this month, or at least for the last 5-6 days, I start out floundering, decide on just something to get started, and end up with a piece that actually kind of works. Sometimes the initial ideas are more baked than others, but none of them have outright fallen apart. I attribute this very much to the old John Cleese statement that “creativity is not a talent, it is … Continue reading

The Face of Adversity

When I woke up in the morning, I made some coffee and was looking at my phone when I noticed that there was a missed call from a former IT colleague. We still have a group chat with the team that gets used once or twice a year, but none of the guys ever call me, so this was out of the ordinary. I texted to see if it was intentional or a butt dial. … Continue reading