About

Let me say this straight away: I'm not a writer. I do, however, like to write things down in a way that someone other than me might find interesting, or even helpful.

Despite having lived a relatively 'normal' unremarkable life so far, I've rarely had (or taken) the chance to talk about myself, my life, my experiences. I worry that I'm approaching the age where I'll start to forget things, or regret not having told my story.

A friend recently told me he was writing a book about his own life, not to be self-indulgent but to remind himself and make sure it's out there and part of history. I feel the same way; my biggest fear is being completely forgotten when I die and nobody knowing what I existed for. I have no kids to keep my memory alive, so it's my responsibility to make my mark.

I don't want to get bogged down by the pressure of writing a book and thinking about structure etc, so the best way for me to do this is in serial format, in a blog. It may be scrappy and random, but then so is my life! It will jump between past and present too, but hopefully one day the past will catch up (in a good way).

Read it, or don't read it. I'm just happy knowing it's out there.