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I GOT MARRIED

ward 24/06/2009

Apologies for the huge gap in blog entries. And reviews. And anything new at all being added to the site. I have been busy and I even got married.

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A nightshift draws to a close

ward 25/05/2009

It’s now 6am and I am at work. There is something wrong with the way my life is going. Working in TV as a freelancer is a bizarre way to make a living.

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Swine Flu is coming and we are doomed!

ward 07/05/2009

I caught a cold and while flopping pathetically on the couch and lamenting my illness, my girlfriend (reading the paper) said that maybe I had swine flu.

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Stupid Credit Crunch is making me read pointless things

ward 27/04/2009

I have tried to avoid the popular press for a couple of days and I’ve been scouring all the piles of magazines that have littered my flat. I have discovered a few things of minor interest that I would not have otherwise known. For example, Hitler really did only have one ball.

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Welcome to Hell by Colin Martin

ward 27/04/2009

Colin Martin worked in construction, had his own small business, and was married with kids. An almost clichéd idyll that makes the subsequent fall all the more compelling.

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A word about JG Ballard

ward 24/04/2009

JG Ballard died of cancer aged 78 on the 19th of April 2009. It is sad to think he will never release another book. He was usually labelled a Sci Fi writer but he frequently strayed from this label to write unique, often dystopian, scenarios that sort of/kind of/might just happen.

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Welcome to the Word of Ward

ward 14/04/2009

A brief introduction to the Word of Ward

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