I was wandering through Substack this morning and not enjoying it at all. Far too much about the nonsense in the US. Far far too much politics for my liking. I want to escape from the bullshit not have it hit me in the face constantly. It’s not that I don’t care, it’s that I can’t fathom the amount of stupid that led to what’s going on now. I just can’t. It’s bad enough here and I don’t know how our arsehole government got elected.
It’s not what I want to read. I’m sick to death of the absolute nonsense.
What do I want to read?
Anything but that.
I’m a writer. I write crime novels. Trust me when I say it’s dark enough in my head without that constant bombardment of negative bullshit in the world. I’m starting to think Substack is not for me. It was briefly when I started there but now it’s painful.
And just another platform where scammers try to connect. I don’t want to be harassed by more scammers. There are enough of them in my inbox. There seems to be less on Facebook at the moment … but it might be a lull rather than them going to greener pastures (Substack).

I’ve got a book to write and we now have a discord community (it’s coming along slowly), and maybe that’s all I can cope with these days. Talking about writing, writing, and being in a safe non-political space with other writers. If you read this and are someone who knows me (and you write) or someone who has done my crime writing course … email me and I will send you a link to our little community.

[Xray Mike Alpha Sierra]