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365 Days on Tor (part 6)

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365 Days on Tor (part 6)

19th March

This is part six of the fictitious journals of 50-something layabout and 2012 skeptic James Gladwin-Turner.

These posts take the form of edited highlights from the imagined author’s imagined book ’365 Days on Tor’, in which the author climbs Glastonbury Tor every day for a year, and attempts to understand what the Hell the 2012 phenomenon is all about. Here’s all the previous entries.

May 1st 2012
My phone chimes. A new text message. I prise one eye open – 8.30am. Early for me. Who sends a text this time in the morning anyway? I open the other eye and silently watch the dusty spears of sunlight poke through my toilet paper-thin curtains. It’s already warm. ‘Just one look at you, and I know it’s gonna be… a lovely day’ I mumble tunelessly. By Merlin and all his happy gnomes, it really is going to be a special Mayday. I debate whether …


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    365 Days on Tor (part 6)
    365 Days on Tor (part 6)

    This is part six of the fictitious journals of 50-something layabout and 2012 skeptic James Gladwin-Turner.

    These posts take the form of edited highlights from the imagined author’s...

    365 days on Tor (part 5)
    365 days on Tor (part 5)

    In part five of the fictitious journals of ex-music journo and epic fib-weaver James Gladwin-Turner, James has guilt pangs as things get out of hand, and ends...

    Petrus Romanus in 2012?
    Petrus Romanus in 2012?

    Media reports suggest that Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) will not remain pontiff in 2012. His successor, according to a c. 16th prophesy, will...

    365 Days on Tor (part 4)
    365 Days on Tor (part 4)

    In part four of the fictitious journals of hippy-botherer James Gladwin-Turner, James does something very naughty indeed.

    These posts take the form of edited highlights from the imagined...

    2012, DMT, Sirius and the great fluoride conspiracy
    2012, DMT, Sirius and the great fluoride conspiracy

    Esoterica is the art of discovering the possible influences of unorthodox practices on recorded history. Or so say I. And the 2012 phenomenon is no exception - it’s...

    365 Days on Tor (part 3)
    365 Days on Tor (part 3)

    Part three of the edited journals of feckless 50-something AOR and 2012 enthusiast James Gladwin-Turner. This prog: James doesn’t quite have a heart attack, and...

    365 Days on Tor (part 2)
    365 Days on Tor (part 2)

    Here’s part two of the ongoing mission of ex-music journalist and all-round-wastrel James Gladwin-Turner as he attempts to climb Glastonbury Tor every day for a...

    365 Days on Tor (part 1)
    365 Days on Tor (part 1)

    Another new piece of 2012-inspired fiction. This time it’s excerpts from an invented book by an invented author. James  Gladwin-Turner is an over-the-hill and out-of-work music...

    Behold – ‘the end of the world’ hashtag
    Behold – ‘the end of the world’ hashtag

    My second piece of speculation uses a very short format. I’ve imagined what folks would be tweeting about on December 21st, 2012, using the...

    The Singularity
    The Singularity

    The Singularity is an important theory in 2012 eschatology. Here are two videos that provide a good introduction.

    Vernor Vinge originally coined the term, and...

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    Living in the End Times

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    From New Age to New Rage

    Here’s my first piece of speculative fiction for this project. It’s written in the style of a newspaper weekend magazine article and is set in June 2012, when...

    About the 2012 phenomenon
    About the 2012 phenomenon

    What is the 2012 phenomenon? At its broadest conception, it is just a meme and, perhaps, a focal point for anyone’s hopes, fears and anxieties...

    About Black Road Project
    About Black Road Project

    As a student of eschatology, I’m interested in the 2012 phenomenon – particularly its cultural impact. As an amateur writer, I’m also interested in the the...

    How to submit
    How to submit

    Black Road Project is an experiment. I’m interested in the cultural impact of the 2012 phenomenon, and the creative opportunities it offers for (wild)...