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Why Modern Novels Are Getting Longer (And Why Readers Love It)

The Unbelievable True Story Of The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

The Dark History of Okunoshima, Japan’s Famous Rabbit Island

From the Oasthouse Alan Partridge

Alan Partridge From The Oasthouse goes full career circle

Mae Nak

Thailand’s most famous ghost still has a shrine in Bangkok

Funniest surnames

The Strange History of Funny Surnames Around the World

Melting Roads, Strikes And Escaped Tigers: Disneyland’s Opening Was Disastrous

Birthdays around the world can weird, fun, and unexpected

New Year productivity and a shift in focus

Happy Christmas! Free book: ‘Haunted Thailand: Ghosts and spirits in the Land of Smiles’

The Secret Of Secrets By Dan Brown – Fun, Preposterous, And Exciting But More Of The Same

Inside The Fascinating World Of AI Poker Tournaments – Apparently AI Can Now Bluff

The Studio: Brilliant Cast, Big Laughs And Hollywood Meltdowns

Science Advises Playing Chess. Here’s A Great Way To Begin

Short stories are back – here’s why that’s great for writers

Substack Vs Medium – It Doesn’t Need To Be Either Or…

The Potsdam Giants: How A Prussian King’s Obsession Led To Kidnapping, Torture, And Eugenics

Perth, Rottnest Island, And Ridiculously Cute Quokkas. All You Need To Know

The Gorilla Who Was Brought up as a Boy in an English Village

The Loose End by Dwonch and Hymel is a fun, Tarantino-esque comic caper

Friday, March 20, 2026

Author: ward

Blog

Coronavirus, what are the best masks?

ward 03/03/2020

I wrote about the coronavirus and masks a month ago when it was just beginning to scare people / be talked about by the media all the time. The two … Read More

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Art Games

Dreams on PS4 is a lot of fun and I only just started

ward 25/02/2020

I started playing the PS4 exclusive Dreams last night and absolutely loved it. I had read quite a few reviews and it seemed interesting. One common theme running through any … Read More

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Films

Deepfake of Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr in Back to the Future

ward 18/02/2020

In case you are some kind of ghastly Luddite, a deepfake is essentially when you add someone’s face to someone else and make them say fake stuff. Think digital ‘Face/Off‘. … Read More

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Blog Travel

Baan Krood in Thailand is downright delightful

ward 11/02/2020

A brief sojourn in Baan Krood, Thailand. As I mentioned last week, I have been travelling a lot recently but only locally. I live in Thailand, so local travel is … Read More

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Blog

The Coronavirus, pollution and living in Bangkok

ward 04/02/2020

I was blissfully mask and worry free for two weeks, the coronavirus and pollution a distant dream. I have just spent almost two weeks down the coast of Thailand in … Read More

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Blog

The Sun in its highest definition yet

ward 31/01/2020

The sun, or Sol as it prefers to be called, it a pretty damned amazing ball exploding stuff. Now, thanks to a new telescope that goes by the catchy moniker … Read More

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Blog

Writing for Medium after 11 years of blogging

ward 22/01/2020

I have decided to write for Medium. It can’t hurt. I was a member anyway and decided to give it a bash after realising that The Word of Ward has … Read More

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Blog Technology

The future is foldable. Laptop screens get bendy

ward 14/01/2020

Foldable technology is almost here. Well, technically all laptops are foldable but that is verging on the pedantic. What I am talking about are foldable screens and while a lot … Read More

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Blog

Stoicism, contentment and ignoring social media

ward 07/01/2020

Over the last few years I have striven to care less about stuff in a quest for contentment. Not giving a shit about what other people think has been pretty … Read More

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Blog

New Year Resolutions are easy to keep

ward 31/12/2019

I recently read an article in New Scientist that said statistically, if you make new year resolutions, you are more likely to keep them than merely vaguely wanting to do … Read More

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Blog

Happy Christmas Eve, Day, Boxing Day and week

ward 24/12/2019

Happy Christmas dear readers from all of us here at Word of Ward Towers! I, I mean, er, we, hope you have a joyous one and if your faith allows … Read More

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Blog

I am now slightly more awesome thanks to Udemy

ward 17/12/2019

Well, not just Udemy, a variety of sites and apps, but it is definitely one of the better ones. It is always good to better yourself (even though I am … Read More

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Blog Books

Haunted Thailand is now out!

ward 12/12/2019

If you are interested in the haunted shenanigans, the occult, ghost, demons, spirits or folklore, then you are in for a treat. A cheap treat too because I am nice … Read More

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Blog Travel

Winter is coming to Thailand! Bring a shirt.

ward 03/12/2019

Winter is coming! I have had several friends and a couple of near strangers ask me when is the best time to visit Thailand when it comes to weather and … Read More

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Blog

Animated Data on Youtube is surprisingly exciting

ward 26/11/2019

I love data, statistics, facts and figures. Even more so when they are presented in easy to understand formats like pie charts, graphs, and bar charts. You learn but in … Read More

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Blog Technology

The foldable phone and a perfect tech combo

ward 19/11/2019

For years, I have been searching for the prefect technology combination and I think foldable tech is going to be the answer. Just not for a while. The other day, … Read More

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Blog Technology Travel TV

Video streaming services while living abroad are mostly rubbish

ward 14/11/2019

The internet is currently talking about the new Disney+ streaming service. I have to say, it looks amazing and I desperately want them to have my money. Except I can’t. … Read More

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Blog

I’ll probable write more about writing from now on

ward 05/11/2019

After last week’s furious rant you will be pleased to hear I am in more of a chipper mood of late. This is possibly down to wearing noise cancelling headphones … Read More

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Blog

Stop using your phone speaker in public. Twat

ward 29/10/2019

I think the title pretty says where I am going to go with this. In case you are slow on the uptake – and if you are a culprit of … Read More

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Art Blog Travel

A visit to the Venice Biennale 2019

ward 23/10/2019

A month ago, I left sunny Bangkok for the equally sunny (but much less warm) environs of the UK, Lyon and Venice, where we saw the world famous Biennale. Which … Read More

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