The Distractionist

THE HOT FLASH OF FAILURE

Goodbye from the Distractionist

Sep 16 • 

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August 2025

MONUMENTALLY UNBUTTERED SEAGULL

A litany of terrible decisions

Aug 8 • 

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ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY T-SHIRT

And other crappy souvenirs from my last ever job in education

Aug 1 • 

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June 2025

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW

But I'll drown my sorrows in stolen minty liqueur

Jun 20 • 

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THINK LIKE A CRAB

Gifts, grifts, and miracle fish

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

It's not a biscuit, it's an identity crisis

May 23 • 

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SEDUCED BY A SAUSAGE ROLL

But at least it wasn’t a cult

May 9 • 

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April 2025

HOW TO BE FUN AT PARTIES

With or without a basket full of jammy dodgers

Apr 25 • 

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THE ILLUSION OF TUESDAY

And the language of the gelatinous blobs of planet Zarklezonk

Apr 18 • 

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IS THAT YOUR LITTLE DUCKY?

And other songs for dogs

Apr 11 • 

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WHY STOP NOW, JUST WHEN I’M HATING IT

The meaning of life and all that

Apr 4 • 

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March 2025

DON’T BE CLEVER

A short story from my collection, The House on the Moon

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