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Breaking: middle-class man of 23 starts blog
Read more: Breaking: middle-class man of 23 starts blogWhat did you think I was going to do? It’s not like I know how to fit a toilet or fix a car. If you also like writing and have few prospects, here’s why a blog could be for you, too.
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Review: Flaubert’s Parrot, Julian Barnes
Read more: Review: Flaubert’s Parrot, Julian BarnesTo mark the publication of literary legend Julian Barnes’ (alleged) final book, I thought it’d be apt to publish a review of his 1984 classic Flaubert’s Parrot.
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Nostalgia Pasta
Read more: Nostalgia PastaAnother Monday, another lovely message from a reader. Take it away, Michael… Image credit: Tom Dillon
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Get a notepad
Read more: Get a notepadAre you thinking about getting a notepad but don’t know how? Buy one from a shop. But there’s a few things you should know before you do.
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Delighted
Read more: DelightedI’m delighted to announce that my application for my graduate traineeship has been successful!
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Pointless
Read more: PointlessYesterday, I received a fabulous message from a devoted reader of this blog. I enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I thought it worthy of its own post. The floor is yours, Richard… Image via Instagram @xander.armstrong
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There’s always something to say
Read more: There’s always something to sayThis year, my first and only New Year’s resolution is to write something every day. And there’s a method to my madness. Image credit: Yusuf Evli
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A very happy New Year
Read more: A very happy New YearHappy New Year, beloved readers. You’ll exist eventually. You’re going to love it when you do. 2026 is your year. Image credit: DESIGNECOLOGIST
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A Christmas sniffle
Read more: A Christmas sniffleChristmas is a time to be with family, but not if you have a cold. Begone, foul man!
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Squash: A childish game for losers
Read more: Squash: A childish game for losersI’m furious. I’m truly, genuinely apoplectic. I’m a grown man, playing squash, and I’m absolutely furious.
Joe Wald
Writer, podcast producer, jazz musician, stand-up comedian and 11+ tutor
Welcome to my world
Where mediocre ideas get more airtime than they deserve
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@simple.joes
Why am I doing this?
Generally, buying the domain name for your own name is a cry for help, an indicator of personal implosion and an act reserved for those truly lost in this world. In this case, however, it is not that. And I’ll say no more on the matter.
My name is Joe, and I’m a writer. I like doing it, and sometimes I’m paid to do it, but most often I give it away for free in the hope of being paid for it more frequently. If I were a satsuma salesman, this strategy probably wouldn’t work. You might enquire as to the price of my satsumas and, upon being told, you might decide that the price is too high, and you’d look elsewhere for satsumas or go without altogether. If you subsequently discovered that, when I fail to sell my satsumas, I just give them away for free, you’d never buy one again. Suddenly, I’ve devalued my satsumas so much that any price over £0.00 constitutes overpaying. It is a bad strategy. That is why satsuma salespeople never do it, and why I am not a satsuma salesman.
Happy reading!
Joe Wald
Writer