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What is wrong with my knee? – Part 2 4 Jul 2013 | 07:36 pm
You know, I said I would follow up after I went to the doctor’s about my knee, and then didn’t, which makes me as bad as one of the people I was trying to avoid. That’s terrible! Except not too bad, b...
Khat has been banned. Here’s why this terrifies me 4 Jul 2013 | 01:38 pm
I have in front of me a 96-page report, published in January. Here is a quote from page 3, the summary: The overwhelming majority of Council members consider that khat should not be controlled under ...
What is wrong with my knee? – part 1 2 Jun 2013 | 02:37 pm
All things considered, I have quite the history with knees. I remember, as a child, my dad being in and out of the doctor’s office with persistent knee problems, initially caused by a ligament injury ...
The Cat Lady review 29 Mar 2013 | 12:44 pm
Haven’t written anything here in a while. Been busy. But when my partner gave me a lovely gift last month (the flu), I finally got around to playing The Cat Lady. So now I write a review, just for fun...
On depression, and asking people things 1 Nov 2012 | 11:57 pm
I’ve never tried to kill myself. I’ve suffered from depression and I used to self-harm, but I guess that’s true of a lot of people. I also didn’t know games journalist Matt Hughes, who sadly died this...
Indie developers: How to get your game in the press – part 2 1 Aug 2012 | 07:26 pm
Ages and ages ago I wrote a slightly angry rant masquerading as ten tips to indie developers to help get press coverage. Basically, I tend to write these things after being insufferably annoyed by som...
The Guardian’s huge drug survey is extraordinary 16 Mar 2012 | 01:22 pm
The Guardian and Mixmag have done something quite incredible: a survey about drug use, conducted on an absolutely enormous scale, that gives phenomenal insight into the reasons people take drugs, and ...
Dear Esther: Some thoughts 18 Feb 2012 | 03:27 am
I’d have loved to review Dear Esther. I couldn’t, of course. Having waxed lyrical about it on the internet and in magazines for many years, I was absolutely delighted when thechineseroom approached me...
Nia’s Birthday Surprise: The Videogame 17 Feb 2012 | 02:00 pm
This week I made another game, and it’s quite different to Masked. It’s a one-room point-and-click adventure called Nia’s Birthday Surprise: The Videogame and, as the name might suggest, I made it as...
Masked: My room-escape game, out now 7 Feb 2012 | 10:56 am
I made a game! It’s called Masked. It’s a short-form point-and-click adventure. More precisely, it’s a room-escape game, which I made in response to bafflement at missed opportunities within the genr...
