Writing is where ideas are shaped into form—through structure, voice, and revision. These posts explore the discipline behind the process, where instinct meets craft, and what begins as a thought becomes something deliberate, controlled, and ready to be read.
Social media rewards images, slogans and the quick hit of a passing feed, but long-form writing is not finished. A stubborn group of bloggers is publishing more, giving ideas room to develop and keeping words alive in blogs where readers can pause, follow a thought and stay awhile without rushing.
The Impact of Social Media on Blogging: From 600 Words to Tweets (and Back Again) Read More »
Can a photograph be black and white when printed on colour paper or viewed on a colour screen? Michael explores how subtle hues alter monochrome images, then recounts a SEETHINGS scene where photographer Mitchell Felding challenges Maxine Sewell’s confidence, revealing the difference between imitation and a genuine black-and-white photographic print.
What Makes a Black-and-White Photo True? The Modern Photographer’s Blind Spot. Read More »
Missing time can turn a moment into a mystery. In dark fiction, a blackout leaves readers and characters searching for answers: what happened, who caused it, and why? This story explores how memory gaps, unsettling clues, and situational dissociation can carry a protagonist from a quiet studio into a nightmare.
Encountering The Mysterious “Blackout” in Dark Fiction Read More »
Growing up in Woodridge, south of Brisbane, meant roaming local streets, riding bikes with friends and making our own adventures. It was a changing suburb, but it felt like home. Decades later, those childhood places and memories found their way into my neo-noir fiction and helped shape stories I write.
Australia’s Neo-Noir Fiction Author Comments About His Woodridge Upbringing Read More »
On a sunlit yacht, Natasha turns sunscreen into a teasing game with Mitchell Felding. Their close quarters, shared history, and frank conversation blur awkwardness into desire. Yet a deeper shadow hangs over them: Natasha knows more about Mitchell’s past than he expects, and her mother’s memory shapes their intimate connection.
Erotica for Sea Lovers (Boat Nookie) Read More »
Mitchell Felding sails to Tangalooma, where sunlit beaches and holiday crowds give way to a darker game of loneliness, resentment and opportunity. Watching couples from offshore, he spots women who feel ignored or trapped, offers them sympathy, and takes what he wants beneath the stars—then asks whether anyone is hurt.
Tangalooma For Sun, Sea and Loved-Up Couples and Families Read More »
From tiny phone screens and awkward desktop pages to responsive design, RSS and AMP, I look back at how mobile browsing changed the way we read online. I share my own attempt to duplicate my site for mobile readers, and why every page must make its words easy to reach.
How Mobile Browsing Changed the Way We Read Content on Websites Read More »
Erotica isn’t reserved for secretive or unusual readers. Ordinary adults use intimate fiction to explore desire, fantasy, vulnerability and danger safely. From romantic encounters to Michael Forman’s darker noirotica, these stories reveal character, complicate relationships and prove that curiosity about passion is an entirely normal part of the human experience.
Erotica For Regular People For Men and Women Read More »
Humans rarely leave reality untouched. We break apart rocks, atoms, DNA, laws, morals and ideas, convinced we can rebuild them better. Sometimes we cure disease; sometimes we create new dangers. Mitchell Felding considers humanity’s existential hammer—and our stubborn belief that every broken thing can always be reconstructed without lasting consequence.
The Animal That Reconstructs Reality After Destroying It Read More »
