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Alan AJ

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Alan AJ

2023-2024 Newsletters

67 stories

A collage of three photos. Two small teddy bears in the cup holders of a car. A starting up message. A subwoofer in a car boot about to be removed.

Over 30 small boats in a harbour.

A collage of 9 photos. A chocolate brownie birthday cake, brass and copper olives for plumbing, a bike derailleur with the chain off, several birthday cards on a mantlepiece, and images of various stages of an electric shower replacement.

Alan AJ

Medium and Writing

76 stories

A large loom at a woollen mill.

A gavel and block.

Alan AJ

Weird Workplace Stories (Series)

34 stories

Grey background with text captions, showing the title of the article, ‘1986’ and ‘My first job interview’. There are two clippings of scanned letters: One is the job offer, with the wages £56/week and hours (40/week). The other is my acceptance letter, typed by my mum.

A pair of grey trousers, folded in half with a belt coiled up and placed on them.

Alan AJ

Technology

26 stories

Dragon 32 computer outdoors on a wooden table.

Jupiter ACE computer and monitor.

Alan AJ

Vintage Computers (Series)

16 stories

Dragon 32 computer outdoors on a wooden table.

Jupiter ACE computer and monitor.

Alan AJ

Widowed Young / Grief

31 stories

An ornament dating back to my wedding day. A wooden base with a white ceramic wedding couple mounted on it. The bride is being held by the groom.

Two pale yellow rectangles to represent certificates. One is a certificate of death, the other is a certificate of divorce.

Alan AJ

Boosted and Viral Stories

5 stories

Candles, fruit, a piggy bank, coins, and flowers

Screenshot of Excel 1997 with some cells fill in blue in to look like low-resolution text that says, 1997.

An IBM PC 5150 with monitor and keyboard

Alan AJ

Life Story: Autistic & ADHD Without Knowing

9 stories

A goal post on a playing field.

A selection of technical books from my childhood, and some schoolwork, with the caption “Autistic and ADHD Without Knowing: The Primary School Years”

Several items from my teenage years: Yamaha PS-3 keyboard; Everyday Electronics magazine; circuit board; transformer and rheostat; book and manual for Sinclair ZX Spectrum; three vinyl singles. Caption reads: Autistic and ADHD Without Knowing: The High School Years

Alan AJ

Decision Making (Autism / ADHD)

13 stories

Chaotic squiggly coloured lines.

A hand holding wires on a low-voltage bulb

Cold water tank with water entering the overflow pipe due to failed diaphragm valve.

Alan AJ

Mental Health, Stress, Anxiety

44 stories

Chaotic squiggly coloured lines.

A table with a cup of tea, flowers, a TV remote, and a book.

An angry-looking toy lion pointing at an eye test chart

Alan AJ

Relationships

20 stories

A variety of gifts such as snowglobes and glasses in a seaside gift shop.

A table with a cup of tea, flowers, a TV remote, and a book.

Candles, fruit, a piggy bank, coins, and flowers

Alan AJ

Opinions / Rants

39 stories

A variety of gifts such as snowglobes and glasses in a seaside gift shop.

An assortment of medication in the form of coloured tablets

An AI-generated ATM with a sign above that says “ATM Machine”. On the screen, it says “LCD DISPLAY”.

Alan AJ

About Me

15 stories

Two bikes leaning against a wooden fence in the countryside.

Picture from around 1980, of me around 12 years old on a quiet beach, wearing a coat, crouching down near a small mound of sand surrounded by several sand pies. I was wearing a winter coat, so it was probably cold and windy.

A 14-year-old boy and his father in a rowing boat on a lake in 1982

Alan AJ

Memories and Nostalgia

13 stories

Plane Crazy ride at Oakwood Theme Park.

The back of an old photo that says, “Chester 1934”

A purple steam iron on a blue carpet

Alan AJ

Amusing

32 stories

Plane Crazy ride at Oakwood Theme Park.

A footpath in the forest that forks into two directions; a person is choosing which path to take

Boxes of pens and pencils, and two rulers, on a black sofa

Alan AJ

Sci Fi: Mostly Star Trek

9 stories

An outer space picture of Andromeda Galaxy

Christmas dinner on board a space ship

VW camper van

Alan AJ

Jane's Illness

6 stories

Two vases of colourful flowers

Description of how cancer is affecting someone’s spine

Purple pink and white flowers on a table indoors

Alan AJ

February 2024 Writing Challenge

17 stories

Fireworks in the shape of a heart

A road in the desert

Three bunches of coloured balloons in the sky

Alan AJ

Life Story: General

29 stories

A Mac SE on a homemade table in a bedroom with other equipment nearby such as an oscilloscope, bench power supply, PC, and monitor.

A city centre street with cars parked at the side of the road

The back of an old photo that says, “Chester 1934”

Alan AJ

Childhood (General Stories)

18 stories

A child’s homemade library ticket in its holder inside a book. The book title is Jack and Jill, and the word ‘ticket’ is misspelt

Candle

Teddy bear

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One day I'll think of something good to put here. For now, just know I'm 50-something years old and I keep writing about life.

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