Jack K. Boyles - Writer

14/02/2025

Everyday a blessing,
My heart ever unresting,
Many years have just begun,
And our future full of fun.

Happy Valentines, all you bookstagramers and lovely people.
And if you're alone today, don't sweat it. Love is scared and cherished. The universe knows this and is waiting for the right person for you. Not just anyone, but your equal. Your ying to their yang. Be patient and, more importantly, authentic.

13/01/2025

In the light of Trump’s Presidency, several US firms have scaled by their DEI (Diversity and Inclusion programs) from their company policy. The biggest company on the list is Walmart, who’s scaling back Racial and Diversity training, working with suppliers from minority backgrounds (this includes veterans), and charity that helps marginalised Americans. Given 42% of Walmart’s workforce is people of colour, it stands to show how some companies really feel about their staff members.

After Thatcher and Ragan, CEOs earned 400% more than their average employee (before it was roughly 40% more). This wealth divide is a key reason poverty is at an all-time high in western nations. In the process, many CEOs have little contact with their staff, thus, fail to understand how such actions degrade them. The sickening part of Walmart is their reasoning, “We are willing to change alongside our associates and customers who represent all of America. We’ve been on a journey and know we aren’t perfect, but every decision comes from a place of wanting to foster a sense of belonging.”

What an Orwellian response.

Is this the biggest problem we face? No. However, it’s a shift to a larger one. A shift that slides out of favour with humanity and into a dark past. A past we once fought against. When social hierarchies go aloud without impunity, the results get ugly. How can I say this? Look at the summer riots. Look at January 6th. Look at Italy on January 3rd, 1925. History doesn’t repeat, but it certainly rhymes.

And we’re entering the bridge.

11/01/2025

Hello dear readers, it is I, Jack’s editor for my weekly update, and can you believe it? My poor writer has come down with another cold. Oh yes, his second within two weeks. His third in two months. This one was a lot snottier and sneezier as the others; honestly, I should’ve put shares in Kleenex. I’ve done my best to aid him. At nighttime, I snuggle into him. This, of course, had a double benefit, because I made him feel comfortable, whilst I stole his body heat. Indeed, the poor sod was like a furnace, ripe for the taking.

I jest, of course, because I did worry. Especially when he doesn’t write or goes to bed incredibly early, which he did. Nevertheless, all I can do is care for him as he does me. Often, I would lay on his legs, trapping him in the comfort of the duvet. It must’ve worked, as he’s much better now. Hopefully, he’s well enough to start reading again, so I can sit on his lap whilst he reads.

21/12/2024

Hello dear readers, it is I, Jack’s Editor, back with my weekly update. The weather’s still cold and my writer, bless his heart, makes me a den before he goes to work. Though, I’ve found myself retreating to the radiators in the evening or just keeping away. Of course, my writer knows it’s SAD playing up and comes to pester me. At the time, I act annoyed but really; I enjoy it. After all, on many occasions, it gets me out of a funk. Then there're the times he’s writing in the evening and, whilst I may be feeling low under his desk, he’s still there checking up on me.

We all get the funk from time to time, and it’s good to have those people who, despite your insistence, won’t leave you alone. It’s in their annoyance, love abides. A gentle reminder that people care. It’s why he doesn’t get mad when I cut him during our play because love abides.

Till next time, my adoring fans.

19/12/2024

Families never found...

17/12/2024

Lazing in sun...

16/12/2024

Before the referendum, the BBC received praise for its output. Of course, people recognised the organisation's problems; problems that continue to this day. However, I would argue these problems aren’t unique to the BBC, rather a symptom of bankable stars with too much influence; an issue within many industries – note: analysis isn’t justification. Nevertheless, the world understood the BBC’s influence on culture and journalism was unmatched. So, why then, in Britain, has the tide slowly changed and for what purpose?

Both the left and right criticise the BBC’s news coverage; proof of its impartiality. Though, it’s the impartiality and lack of influence from advertisers that threatens some of the political sphere. The BBC is part owned by the public, hence the need for impartiality. But, in the digital age of alternative media, impartiality disrupts the propaganda these channels seek to push. Channels like GB News, who has Nigel Farage, a sitting MP, broadcast to the masses.

These ‘independent’ channels are typically funded by or people affiliated with certain political ideologies; for example, oil Fracking billionaires the Wilks Brothers fund The Daily Wire. Likewise, Hedge Fund Millionaire Sir Paul Marshall owns GB News. So, are The Daily Wire ‘independent?’ I think, not. Does GB News have an agenda? Most definitely. And what is their agenda? Keep a close eye on American in the coming years or, better yet, look at how bad Argentina’s doing right now – another President Elon Musk supported.

These people want to cripple the BBC because it’s publicly owned. Don’t believe me, then why does Farage, a sitting MP and host on BG News, want to replace the NHS with an insurance-based model? Because to them, you’re just another cheque.

12/12/2024

A past unforgiven...

10/12/2024

But not life...

07/12/2024

Hello dear readers, it is I, Jack’s editor, with my weekly roundup and, my lord, it’s been rather chilly. Luckily for me, my writer has been under the weather… again. This time, however, it was not so bad – man flu as you hooman’s call it. Because of this, he’s been able to put the heating on more often and, as he told me, make sure it’s on a reasonable setting when he goes back to the office. That’s right, whilst he’s been ill, he’s been working from home – his day job, so I’m not required.

Despite the circumstances, it’s nice having him around. Sure, I spend most of the day asleep, but it still gets rather lonely. Don’t think I’m not grateful to my writer, of course. He gives me nothing but love and kindness. It’s just at times when I wake up and the room’s empty, I’m reminded of those days I spent frightened before the shelter got me. The fear that maybe he’ll not return. Of course, he always does, and my excitement couldn’t be greater. Oh, how I purr and have a tail ecstatically fluffed. Then I remember, it’s all ok.

Till next time, my adoring fans.

06/12/2024

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05/12/2024

A drastic action...

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04/12/2024

It’s always special when you start a new right? I think so.

Up next we have A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock, a gothic/weird horror tale about a Botanist who comes into possession of an intelligent fungus. When hearing about a dead villager, he and his partner, a taxidermist, retrieve the body and, using both of their talents, use the body as a vessel for the fungi. However, the body they choice was a close companion to their cleaner.

With conflict on full display, you know the book is going to be an excellent read; especially with a unique take on the Frankenstein formula. So, pop down your phone, and pick it back up again because you realise you need to buy the book, buy it, and join me in a garden of wonders with A Botanical Daughter.

03/12/2024

All those years...

02/12/2024

Farage, the suppose a man of the people. Born of a stockbroker, propped up by millionaires, praised by elitest press, and attended the private school of Dulwich College; where teachers raised concerns about his ‘fascist views.’ An accusation he says is untrue, despite using an anti-immigration poster that directly ripped from the N**i party. The problem with the word fascist is most people don’t understand fascist ideology on an academic level and associate the word with N**ism. So, to not cause polarisation in meaning, it’s probably best to refer to Farage as a Nationalist, as it removes people’s misunderstanding of fascism.

But is Farage a good Nationalist… Well, no.

The ideology of nationalism, surmised by the name, is to prop up one’s nations or region above all others. The nationalist will view all other nations and their inhabitants as inferior, which often leads to expansionist causes.

Now, on the surface, Farage may bluster about British Pride etc. but this is just optics. If we view the man’s actions, as you always should, he’s a terrible nationalist. We only need to look at his relationship with Trump and realise he doesn’t care about British ‘sovereignty.’ Ask yourself, what person who believes in ‘British Independence’ (something we had prior to Brexit) would grease up to Trump like they were John Travolta? Since when does a person who champions Britain’s greatness would tell the current PM, ‘I’ll speak to Trump on your behalf?’ In what world does a political party would sympathise with Putin in the Ukrainian war?

Like with most of Farage’s endeavours, his pursuit for nationalism is a failure because he views England as inferior as some nations, hence his devotion and loyalty to their authoritarian leaders.

01/12/2024

I’ve always searched for the weird and wonderful. It’s in my DNA. I was brought by a family of geeks, growing up on Manga/Anime (years before Pokémon was a thing), David Lynch movies, obscure music, and unique video games. As such, my taste has always been to dig and find those oddities.

Indika has built a cult following from dweebs like me. A bizarre narrative game that breaks the fourth wall and uses game mechanics, like a high score on a mundane task, to simulate religious visions. The games abrasive art direction and cinematography really push the game into art-house territory. Short but profound, INDIKA is the light at the end of the ‘live service’ tunnel.

30/11/2024

Hello dear readers, it is I, Jack’s editor with Instagram’s favourite post – don’t like the likes fool you, everyone reads this post... honest. And oh, dear reader, how terribly cold it’s been these past few days; my fur has a right old chill. I’ve resorted to going back to my makeshift den besides the bed to keep warm – it’s good my writer makes it every morning. Likewise, he’s moved my fur mat from under his desk and moved it to the bedroom radiator. Since he’s moved it there, to his annoyance, I’ve been using it more often and, to his further annoyance, been going under his desk more.

It's nice when people take the time to consider you. Most people wouldn’t think about making a den every morning to make sure I can snuggle and keep warm. And yet, here’s my writer doing so. I feel a lot of people are doing, constantly doing, without ever taking a second to think. It’s ‘what’s the next task to do, TV show to watch, or next reel to scroll.’ We have very little time for the present and once it’s passed, it has gone. So, stop. Take a look around. Listen to those pesky birds I shall one day chomp. There’s nothing quite like the present.

Till next time, my adoring fans.

29/11/2024