2018-11-22 13:54
NEON & CONCRETE
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The Mission Statement:
To provide a collaborative media project bringing together short stories based on neo-noir and existential aesthetics with inspiration from th… Read More
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Cementum: The Creative Blog
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A blog that explores creativity, from writing, film, video, typography, design, illustration, and music, to the exploration of the human condition
2017-03-23 20:49
BRUTALIST STORIES
Buzludzha Monument
Short sci-fi stories in 500 words or less deriving from the stark style of the functionalist architecture, that is characterised by the use of concrete… Read More
2017-03-23 20:28
OUTRUN STORIES
Short stories in 500 words or less deriving from the Outrun, tech-noir and NewWave aesthetic. For years now I've been listening to Soundcloud daily at work, learning and lovi… Read More
2016-09-27 18:49
I've been curious about the idea of 'the long walk' for most of my adult life and I've felt for a long time that if I was going to be able to choose a way to slip off the mortal coil, it wo… Read More
2015-10-28 12:14
With global sport enjoying unparalleled levels of popularity and revenues thanks to the sheer variety of media outlets and sponsorship opportunities, there are now many games that are also s… Read More
2013-08-20 17:50
It would seem, from the things that I have come to understand over the course of this life so far, that the age of 30 is a particular age that a man should deem as significantly important… Read More
2012-12-12 10:55
It strikes me as exceptionally odd to have witnessed works of Gonzo journalism only occasionally, since Hunter S. Thompson proved that if one decides to personalise journalism while remaini… Read More
2012-10-01 14:28
Japan:Creative – Interview #1 – Hiroyuki Hamada
How do you identify yourself? What makes you so, ‘You?’ It's hard enough for even the most reassured of us to answer… Read More
2012-09-25 14:07
Booze, bribes and blood.
Part 1 - Arrival
Caution, in a word, was the theme of the short break. We'd deliberated and debated for years about a trip to Moscow, the good ol' USSR, and though… Read More
2012-08-17 14:29
As with everything, we need context. In order to pursue something, an idea, a thought, a question, we need a bit of background, the below is such background, for both the project I've decide… Read More
2012-07-24 05:25
Let's get one thing straight from the outset, Japan isn't quite as weird as everyone thinks. There are of course, a series of slightly obscure, lightly twisted elements to culture here, the… Read More
2012-07-24 03:40
I created Jack Rawstone when I was in university as a medium to experiment with writing,. Both a pseudonym and a 'mythical' alter-ego simultaneously, he was largely in response to my o… Read More
2012-07-22 09:31
Just read and watch then watch the video below:
"That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human b… Read More
2012-07-19 15:45
Two days ago it was Hunter S Thompson's birthday, this man was and still is my idol. I'm sat in a tea house, here in Japan, in a small town called Nakatsu on the island of Kyushu. The tradi… Read More
2011-11-16 20:57
Japan, I was there, on the ground for 15 days, and there would have been a time, in the not so distant past, where I would have attempted to delve deep and go a little Gonzo with my write u… Read More
2011-09-21 12:44
So, I've been a little disappointed in myself. I have over the last six months, become incredibly distracted, removing myself from my daily writing routines, and instead getting myself into… Read More
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