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  • Toward You
    by angelwanderer
    Sheets sigh in daylightI roll toward your quiet warmthDay keeps us closer
  • Ramping up the Euro-Kitsch with “Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision” Musical
    by angelwanderer
    After months of writing and routine, Michael and Margo escape to the theatre for Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, a gloriously kitsch parody packed with sequins, outrageous songs and audience voting. The night rekindles old stage memories and proves that sometimes writers need spectacle, laughter and creative chaos around them.
  • Chasing Water Into the Desert: Our South Australian Outback Tour to Lake Eyre
    by angelwanderer
    We travelled through South Australia’s outback to see Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre holding water. Closed tracks changed the journey from bus to light aircraft, revealing floodwater, pelican colonies, donger accommodation, Coober Pedy’s underground rooms, and the strange beauty of a desert briefly transformed by Queensland rain.
  • Choosing Aged Cats Over Kittens
    by angelwanderer
    Why choose an adult cat over a kitten? For me, personality matters more than cuteness. Sharkey and Levi arrived as shelter cats, became family, and quietly accompanied the writing of SEETHINGS—sleeping on my desk, squeezing behind me on my chair, and softening the darker places explored in my fiction.
  • Promoting Novels Through Online Channels and Self-Publishing
    by angelwanderer
    Promoting an independently published novel involves far more than posting on social media. An author’s website provides the stable centre: a controlled space where useful articles, topic clusters and internal links help search engines understand the work, attract suitable readers and quietly guide them towards discovering—and ultimately buying—the books themselves.
  • Sexual Denial. The Silent Sexual Abuse No One Talks About.
    by angelwanderer
    When intimacy becomes a weapon, refusal can leave wounds no one sees. This provocative essay examines sexual denial inside monogamous relationships, asking when personal choice crosses into manipulation, control and emotional harm—and why couples trapped in long-term sexless marriages often struggle to name what is happening to them clearly.
  • Should Fiction Authors Use WordPress to Promote Their Content?
    by angelwanderer
    Can WordPress help fiction authors find readers and sell books? A website offers a permanent home for excerpts, ideas and the themes behind a novel. But publishing alone is not enough. Authors must create inviting pathways that turn passing visitors into curious readers—and, eventually, loyal ones who return again.
  • Unfound Places
    by angelwanderer
    Beside glass doorways,a shadow holds its breathing—footsteps lead away. -M
  • Orphaned Feathers. A Strange Collection Obsession of 60+ Years (or Healthy Hobby?)
    by angelwanderer
    Margo has collected feathers since childhood, rescuing each one she finds and carrying it home for safekeeping. Watching her reveals how much a simple habit can tell us about someone. Writers collect things too: gestures, expressions and peculiar behaviours that may one day give fictional characters their own convincing lives.
  • The “No Sex Before The Wedding Day” Rule Destroyed Our Marriage
    by angelwanderer
    Can celibacy bring two people closer—or quietly teach them to live without intimacy? After seven years of abstinence, one couple reached their wedding night only to discover that desire no longer felt natural. This candid story explores how waiting reshaped their relationship and ultimately helped destroy their marriage forever.
  • Why Some People Prefer Thunderstorms to Sunshine
    by angelwanderer
    Why do some people prefer thunderstorms to sunshine? The answer may involve sensory comfort, personality, emotional alignment and the appeal of structured chaos. Storms offer intensity without social pressure, creating an experience that feels dramatic, immersive and strangely calming while remaining safely observed from a distance.
  • Was This King at His Best?
    by angelwanderer
    Stephen King’s Fairy Tale delivers familiar darkness, hidden worlds and ordinary people confronting extraordinary evil. But is it King at his best? This review explores the novel’s strongest elements, what major critics said, and why readers drawn to monsters hiding inside human beings may also enjoy SEETHINGS.
  • Pussy Odour: How to Stir Him Crazy, Naturally
    by angelwanderer
    Natasha’s natural scent awakens something primal in Mitchell, binding desire to memories of her mother and blurring past with present. Their encounters grow increasingly spontaneous, forceful and uninhibited as she discovers her own appetite for risk, restraint and pleasure—an inherited intimacy that draws them both towards dangerous emotional territory.
  • My Experience With A Nasty Daughter-In-Law
    by angelwanderer
    Watching my son disappear inside a controlling marriage leaves me furious, helpless and afraid of saying the wrong thing. Criticising his wife may only push him further away, yet silence feels like abandonment. How do you keep a door open for someone who may be frightened to walk through it?
  • Faint Contact
    by angelwanderer
    Fingertips whisper,tracing stories into skin—touch remembers all. -M
  • Tears In A Thunderstorm? Sadness Doesn’t Stand a Chance
    by Kurdaitcha
    The storm will hide her tears, swallow her cries and wash away what comes next. She thinks I’m the broken one, the wounded survivor pushed too far. Let her believe it. By morning, only one of us will be telling the story—and I already know exactly which version they’ll hear.
  • Why Some of Us Wait for Thunderstorms While Everyone Else Runs Inside
    by angelwanderer
    Some people run from thunderstorms. I reach for my camera. Storms do not pretend to be harmless, and perhaps that is their appeal. They expose pressure, darkness and hidden danger. In SEETHINGS, lightning becomes more than weather. It reveals what happens when the storm is already inside someone.
  • I Sent My Friend To The Top of My Yacht’s Mast Because I’m Scared of Heights
    by angelwanderer
    I’m afraid of heights, so when my yacht’s masthead light failed, I sent my boastful mate Graham up instead—at least in fiction. Climbing a mast takes skill, nerve and trust, especially when every movement below becomes a sweeping arc above. That’s why yachties should never underestimate the risk involved.
  • Stop Hounding Me Soundcloud! I Was Only Looking!
    by angelwanderer
    The author expresses disappointment with SoundCloud’s podcasting capabilities, feeling the platform lacks understanding of speech-focused audio. After initial enthusiasm, they found minimal audience engagement while achieving better results on other platforms like Spotify and Apple. The author’s experience underscores SoundCloud’s shortcomings for podcasters despite its commendable features for musicians.
  • LGBTQIA+ Humour: Acronym Grows, Gets a Chop, And Then a Wildcard To Save Time.
    by angelwanderer
    The LGBTQIA+ acronym keeps growing, shrinking and reshaping itself in the name of inclusion. This satirical piece considers what happens when language becomes too crowded to remain useful—and why the humble plus sign may be doing more work than every letter placed before it.
  • I’m a Nyctophile: Why I Feel More Like Myself at Night
    by angelwanderer
    A nyctophile is someone drawn to night, darkness, and the freedom that arrives after sunset. But this is not just a definition. It is about feeling calmer, clearer, and more honest when the world goes quiet — when the careful daytime voice fades and the private self begins to speak.
  • Long Tall Sally
    by angelwanderer
    Upward, step by stepMy tired knees count the silenceSky opens above -M
  • Instagramming For Behind-The-Scenes Content
    by angelwanderer

    If you can pull yourself away from the Lyrca element of social media, there’s a soft-sell online advertising that authors of fiction can use for their work. It’s called Instagram. The soft-sell approach is just as important for online promotions as the hard-hitting direct ones. I’ve found that new followers come from every corner of […]

  • Back To Work After A Brief Break
    by angelwanderer
    Back to the renovation dust, tools, timber and half-finished kitchen plans. After a brief break, the house project resumes with wiring, wall removal, ceiling work, sink hunting and a visit from Alex, whose wooden sword briefly steals attention from the chaos of rebuilding a home one messy stage at a time.
  • A Tipsy Toast to Human Advancements — Until the Beast Speaks!
    by angelwanderer
    Alcohol has long stood beside human progress, creativity, and bad decisions. But beneath the laughter sits a darker question: does drinking distort truth, or reveal it? If alcohol loosens the inner beast, then civility may be less natural than we think — and humanity may be in deep trouble.
  • How Many Anonymous Fans Are Taking In Your Content Via RSS?
    by angelwanderer
    RSS can hide more readers than a website owner realises. This piece looks at anonymous subscribers, unseen downloads, stripped-back feeds, and the strange discovery that people may be reading your work regularly without appearing in your usual stats, comments, emails, or subscriber lists.
  • Sex? Not This Year, Darling.
    by angelwanderer
    A sexless marriage can feel like a private sentence no one else sees. The excuses change, but the rejection stays. In this blunt personal reflection, Michael Forman writes about desire, forced celibacy, emotional isolation, and the painful imbalance that forms when one partner quietly controls intimacy for both.
  • Is It Right to Talk About Rights in a Sexless Marriage?
    by angelwanderer
    Is it fair to talk about rights in a sexless marriage? This companion post to The Dirty Rabbit Hole Podcast asks where consent, monogamy, rejection, honesty, grief, and the right to leave intersect when one partner no longer feels wanted but is still expected to remain faithful.
  • Still Witness
    by angelwanderer
    Camera waits stillLight slips through the open glassTime learns how to breathe -M
  • Finding Ways to End the Stories We Start
    by angelwanderer
    Story endings matter. They don’t need to be neat, happy, or comforting, but they should feel earned. This piece looks at why some endings fail, why readers search for closure, and how a final page can satisfy, unsettle, or deliberately leave one last question behind.
  • Thousands of Great Reads. Three Very Dark Ones On Sale Now.
    by angelwanderer
    The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale has begun! Thousands of discounted ebooks across every genre are waiting to be discovered—including my SEETHINGS trilogy. If psychological suspense, hidden motives, betrayal, and sinister twists are your kind of fiction, July is the perfect time to dive into a dark new read.
  • Nobody Walked Into Your Shot — You Set Up a Camera in Public
    by angelwanderer
    Influencer culture has turned public places into private stages. Gyms, planes, cafés and restaurants are no longer shared spaces but backdrops for self-importance, outrage and free exposure. This scathing post takes aim at the entitlement behind the camera and asks when being watched became mistaken for doing something worthwhile.
  • Do You Have a Sexless or Loveless Marriage? This New Podcast Really Hits The Mark
    by angelwanderer
    A sexless marriage is rarely just about sex. It affects confidence, closeness, trust and love itself. This post introduces The Dirty Rabbit Hole Sexless Marriage Podcast, a place for people trapped in silent, intimacy-starved relationships to hear honest talk about desire, rejection, loneliness and what happens next.
  • Not Every Lost Love Deserves a Second Chance
    by angelwanderer
    Decades after Janet broke his heart, she returns with coffee, memories, and the hope of starting over. But old wounds do not vanish with age. In this reflective story of regret, timing, and self-respect, one man must decide whether lost love deserves a second chance—or a final goodbye.
  • Diffusion of Responsibility: Why Bystanders Fail to Help
    by angelwanderer
    In a crisis, bystanders often experience diffusion of responsibility, where individuals feel less compelled to act because they assume someone else will intervene. This phenomenon leads to inaction, as fear, social cues, and a lack of clear leadership contribute to paralysis. Ultimately, help may not arrive, underscoring a communal failure to assist.
  • Let’s Give Thanks To Our Past Lovers
    by Kurdaitcha
    Past lovers leave more than memories. Some teach playfulness, some reveal sexual mismatch, some expose desire we didn’t know we had. This reflection gives thanks to the women who shaped one man’s understanding of love, lust, friendship and letting go — without shame, regret or a need to return.
  • Sleep’s Embrace
    by angelwanderer
    Soft sheets hold me closeI sink gladly into dreamsDawn can wait outside -M
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    What Are The Sexless Marriage Statistics?
    by angelwanderer
    exless marriage statistics suggest far more couples struggle with low or absent intimacy than many admit. This post compares broad research with my own Dirty Rabbit Hole Podcast audience data, asking who is searching, who is hurting, and why private loneliness may be much larger than the surveys can show.
  • Does Oversharing Today Damage Tomorrow’s Relationships?
    by Kurdaitcha
    In an age where relationships are announced, celebrated and dissected online, how much of our private lives should remain private? Two women live at opposite ends of the spectrum—one shares everything, the other almost nothing—raising a question that could shape both our reputations and our future relationships.
  • Dinner Topics to Avoid at All Costs
    by angelwanderer
    Dinner conversations can strengthen friendships—or make everyone wish they’d stayed home. Discover why one seemingly innocent question about sex and having children left Samantha desperate to change the subject, and explore the intimate topics that are often best kept away from the dinner table.

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