Welcome to my humble abode
These about profile things always seem a little corny, don’t they? Like a sales pitch wrapped in cotton candy.
I’m going to interview myself.
Who is Bogdan Tiganov?
He is a human being, I think, but I don’t know him well enough to confirm. Although, some days he says he’s more like a machine, or the extension of one.
And who’s that in the picture?
That’s me and my son in the summer of 2020. He’s got ants in his pants.
What are you doing on Medium?
Some may call it writing. Definitely not for money, oh no, I’m not…
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, wrote Allen Ginsberg, famously. But what would he write today? “Culture is turning to steam,” said…
I am beginning to be truly thankful for everything my mother went through as a parent. It’s coming up to Mother’s Day again (14th of March in the UK), and…
A very short poem
After Djokovic won his 18th Grand Slam it dawned on me that I hadn’t watched a single game of the entire Australian Open tournament. I used to love tennis, both…
With the focus on wellbeing in 2021, how do we manage everything that is asked of us in the real world? Wellbeing is crucial — or so we’ve been told…
GiaB ‘Dear Genie’ prompt #1: family
Part 1: Humble beginnings, great visions
Honest Publishing has been around since 2010, and it’s become relatively well known in the independent publishing circles. We were responsible for publishing The Vorrh, as recommended by Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair before it was subsequently sold the rights to Vintage. I even had a riotous conversation with a Hollywood producer about The Vorrh — but I’ll save that story for later.
I want to get a few things out of the way. Firstly, I’m not looking to dish the dirt on my former colleagues. That’s not my style. Secondly, I don’t want to get even or expose the…
