My first post.

Well, I finally did it. After ages of wanting to put some of my ideas into writing, I have made that move and started my own blog.
Petrified by the prospect of failure, I was reluctant until now. There's nothing worse than a web-site that people don't keep up-to-date.
I can only hope that I keep this creation active with lots of new content at regular intervals.

When my dad died, I found a couple of diaries that he had written. I was amazed at how much the words meant to me, and thought "I'll have to do that myself".
However, diaries are dangerous. It's always hard to know what you should or shouldn't write. They can be lost or destroyed easily, and besides, my writing is crap. An e-journal or blog is a much better idea.

During my education, I was always restricted in what I could write. My tutors were always saying that I couldn't make claims and observations unless I referred to other authors with a reputation - just to justify my thoughts. I hated this, and thus decided to start writing (sometimes flawed, but interesting) stories that are far more creative and free from over-influence.

Who knows, maybe one day kids of mine will read this and enjoy these words as much as I did with my dad's diaries.