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Serial Killer

An edge case

Noah Blue — 22 February 2026 — 18 min read min read

The truth is wanton murder, just like everything else in life, becomes samey.

I want to go for a walk, but at the same time I’m not sure if I do. I stand up and make as if to set off, but then I sit down again, sighing. I should go for a walk. A walk would be good for me. But then what if I run into some unforeseen trouble on my walk? Won’t I be safer here, sat down? Here in my flat I am safe, out there I can’t legislate for what will happen. I guess I’ll stay put then.

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Once an accountant always an accountant

#Tweedie rules

Noah Blue — 2 min read min read

There comes a time in every accountant’s life when they ask themselves the question: what have I become?

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X was the problem

Or was he?

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X was the problem. Y was a docile character and rarely spoke. Maybe he was capable of something, but whatever it was it was clear he would never actually get around to doing it.

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Caitlin Brown

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Noah Blue — 23 min read min read

The fact that we had been lovers complicated things obviously, for me anyway. I realised this during Caitlin’s yearly appraisal.

A few things to bear in mind

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A few things to bear in mind

Or not

Noah Blue — 2 min read min read

I am the least sorted-out person I know. Admittedly, I don’t know a lot of people, but for me this signifies something important.

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