Author: thisistheword

Two Singles

This is a less than 500 word dialogue, a imaginary argument between people, if you lived in the UK, you may meet, may indeed be your friends. I hope that the characters feel real and that the dialogue flows. I have tried to avoid “he said”, “she said” type writing.

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This piece is a very short work in loose poetic form, it was written during a creative writing course I attended. At the moment, I feel very close to the subject matter, and whilst it is naïve, it has resonated. and everyone is crying,and she is near me,and we are in the room,and her snot,and … [Read more…]

Nearly Nowhere

Go inside the mind of a patient whose heart stops for 10 minutes, which gives the patient the chance to make a shocking discovery that reframes their life. Include supernatural elements, but do not dare use the phrase “the light flashed before their eyes,” or any other near-death experience tropes. The steps down to the … [Read more…]

Turnstyle

Present Tense The coach driver announces on the tanoy “We have errivez at ze serrvice stob, we will be herre forr zirty minutes, can all passengerrs blease leave the coach and be back at one zirty” Slowly the passengers file off the bus, some smiling at the driver as they pass, others in the midst … [Read more…]

Protagonist

Background Tiglath Pileser (TP) we meet him during his coronation in 1120BC (3141 years ago) he is 22 years old. He is being coronated in Caleh as the new Assyrian king. His father Asshur Risk Ishi (ARI) won back Caleh from the Babylonians and restored Assyria onto the map as an independent state. ARI had … [Read more…]

Unfinished?

1st Attempt at a Sonet

A sonnet for our times, 19, nineteen attempts, seeds plantedWorld Unknown, Hume Anity, Negligent?Carried, Harried, Incubated, Nuturated, Allowed19, readiedhumans consume, plan but fan, your places ready20, twenty by TwoWake Hope Optimist, Worry Halt Ominous21, 20 won?twenty one greater than 19verily algebraic calculations, inflate, negate, triangulate21 > 19 when 21 < 20 when 20 < 19 … [Read more…]

Energy Monitoring Conclusion

This section will reflect on the state of energy monitoring within the IT sector. Evaluate the energy monitoring tool produced as part of this project and look at areas for future technical and commercial development/enhancements. Summary of the Industry The IT sector is growing and its appetite for energy now exceeds most countries in the … [Read more…]

Proof Of Concept

Introduction This chapter will seek to build a virtual test environment to prove that a polling agent is able to poll devices and display basic statistics on a website. Once the baseline PoC environment is functioning, the system will focus on energy reporting. This will prove that a polling agent is able to display energy … [Read more…]