I have always been deeply perplexed by the world and have, for as long as I can remember sought to understand it. Ever since I was a child I have spent life deep within my own head. I studied philosophy at undergrad and postgrad levels. I write music to try to express where I am, what I am, how I feel, how the world around me moves. I construct narratives to try to understand where I am and where I'm going - and more generally what human beings are and where we're going.
A big realisation for me came from reading the philosopher Daniel Dennett. Dennett proposes that selves are simply fictions our brain creates in order for the organism to make sense of "itself" as a unified whole rather than the complex interplay of various different processing modules of the brain. What I perceive to be "me" then is simply a fiction, a narrative which appears to best fit the world in which I find myself and the thoughts I find myself having. As such I am open to revision, I can edit and rewrite myself. I am not a rigid, unchanging entity but a fluid fiction.
Much of my previous writing I deem to be pretty awful (though indeed it may not be so). I intend to use this site as a sounding board for my current work, including chapters of my novel, the working title of which is "Of Barnacles", various bits of flash fiction and short stories. Like myself, none of these are finished works; all can be rewritten. Any feedback will be much appreciated.