Phil W. Bayles

Serious ideas from a silly man.

6 March, 2026

365 Mornings Later…

Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Brain Dumps.
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Random Musings, Writing

Habits, Julia Cameron, morning pages, persistence, the artist’s way, Writing
22 February, 2026

Taking My Life Out Of My Pocket

Or: How I Learned The Value of Friction
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Random Musings

friction, pomera, single-use devices, Writing
13 February, 2026

Mentor? I ‘Ardly Know ‘Er!

Or: How I Learned The Publishing Industry Isn’t All Doom And Gloom
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Random Musings, Writing

Jamie Mollart, mentorship, Writing, Writing East Midlands
3 February, 2026

Crunch

A Short Story About Productivity.
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Writing

crunch, flash fiction, productivity, satire, sci-fi, short story, trunk stories, Writing
3 January, 2026

Spreading The Word

Or: How I Learned To Make A New Year’s Resolution I Can Actually Keep.
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Random Musings

2026, new year’s resolution, persistence, word of the year, Writing
22 December, 2025

The Revolution Will Not Be Generated

Or: How I Learned Where To Draw A Line In The Sand.
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Video Games

best of 2025, clair obscur expedition 33, controversy, generative ai
20 December, 2025

My 10 Favourite Films of 2025

Or: How I Learned That Subtlety is Overrated.
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Film & TV

best of 2025, black bag, eddington, flow, Mickey 17, movies, one battle after another, sinners, superman, the life of chuck, the naked gun, Top 10, wake up dead man
19 December, 2025

My 10 Favourite Games of 2025

Or: How I Learned It Only Takes A Few People To Make An Opera Out Of A Bridge.
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Video Games

atomfall, best of 2025, Blue Prince, citizen sleeper 2, despelote, dispatch, end of year lists, ghost of yotei, indiana jones, lost records: bloom and rage, rue valley, the outer worlds 2, Top 10, Video Games
5 December, 2025

Local Hero

A Short Story About A Scrapbook.
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Writing

fiction, flash fiction, NYC Midnight, short story, trunk stories, Writing
30 November, 2025

Unpacking My Trunk

Or: How I Learned Not To Hide My Shite Under a Bushel
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Random Musings, Writing

drafts, fiction, Random Musings, Writing