by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 31, 2020 | Cal's Diary, Random Writing
/Audio Dictation – CURUN05980A-7 Captain’s Log, Stardate… Jesus, I don’t know. It feels like a Tuesday. Stardate Tuesday, we’ll go with that. The last time I, uh, spoke words into this thing– Dictated, sir. Thanks, Kevin. I knew...
by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 31, 2020 | Cal's Diary, Random Writing
//Audio Dictation – CURUN05980A-6 Captain’s Log, stardate… uh… one, I guess? No, that can’t be right. Hold up, let me check with Mech. //Recording Paused //Recording Resumed OK, I asked, and apparently it’s stardate, “What the...
by Barry J Hutchison | Jan 9, 2019 | Books, General, Random Writing, Self-Publishing
Recently, I decided to add a short prologue to the first Space Team book which would establish it as sci-fi right up front, rather than starting by introducing us to Cal in prison on Earth. If you’ve already downloaded the book before the prologue went live,...
by Barry J Hutchison | Apr 30, 2017 | Random Writing
Yesterday, because I live in the UK, and we’ve got it first, I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. Due to the fact I live in the remote wilds of the Highlands of Scotland, this involved a 170 mile round trip and a four hour drive. I have to be pretty...
by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 9, 2016 | Random Writing
Dear Fat Bloke Down the Road, I’m the first to admit that it would be easier to come and speak to you in person than to draft this letter, but there is a good reason I have elected to contact you in writing. Put simply, you terrify me. Actually, perhaps...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 22, 2016 | Random Writing
Here’s another open letter I wrote a long time ago, back when I lived in a village where dozens of teenagers would hang around outside the one supermarket for miles around. Dear Kids Outside My Local Supermarket, Apologies first of all for contacting you by...
