Tips for Better Living

As a writer, editor, publisher and former teacher and biologist one of the most frequent questions I get is: “How Continue reading →

Is Automatic Writing for You?

To my knowledge, automatic writing was first formally introduced as a literary technique by André Breton, founder of surrealism. Apparently, Continue reading →

High Art and Negation

In his book One-dimensional Man, Herbert Marcuse considers high art the ultimate form of negation. However, it can not be Continue reading →

Freud & Happiness: An Absurdist Tragedy

In Civilization and its Discontents, Freud suggests that the purpose of life is the pursuit of happiness – guided by Continue reading →

Prerealist Creative Exercises

A truly prerealist work is one created simply, honestly, and spontaneously with (hopefully) little interference from external stimuli. ‘External stimuli’ Continue reading →

The Surreal Adventures of Anthony Zen – Absurd Humour for Modern Times!

The Full Monty I used to think that if you recognized the foot, then Anthony Zen was for you! But Continue reading →

Autistic Fantasy – A New Literary Genre

Reappropriating a Definition According to the American Psychological Association, autistic fantasy “is a defense mechanism in which a person deals Continue reading →

The Surreal Adventures of Anthony Zen – Absurd Humour for Modern Times!

The Full Monty I used to think that if you recognized the foot, then Anthony Zen was for you! But Continue reading →