Creative Writing – Dominus Owen Markham

The Bastard Truth: On Freedom, Filth, and the Power of the Unpolished Word

Caveman — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:27:27 +0000

There’s a photograph somewhere…probably lost now, buried under decades of shit and cigarette ash…of Charles Bukowski sitting at his typewriter, beer in hand, face like a road map of bad decisions. He looks fucking miserable. And completely free. That’s the contradiction nobody wants to talk about when they start bleating on about “freedom of speech” […]

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The Freedom of Human Writing

Caveman — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:40:48 +0000

There’s a particular kind of freedom that comes with sitting down to write something that doesn’t need to optimise for anything except the truth as you see it. No keywords. No algorithm. No growth hacker breathing down your neck, asking if you’ve considered making it “more snackable.” Just you, the page, and whatever the hell […]

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🪞 Value Without the Varnish: Why Connection Isn’t a Strategy

Caveman — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:31:23 +0000

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon lately. Everyone’s talking about being real.Authenticity has become the new aesthetic… the digital equivalent of distressed wood. “Be vulnerable.”“Show your story.”“Add value.” You can’t scroll for five seconds without someone preaching about how connection is the secret sauce. The irony, of course, is that most of it feels about as […]

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Google Discover? Possibly Your Blog’s Best Kept Secret

Caveman — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:40:42 +0000

(And How Not to Cock It Up) Right, let’s talk about Google Discover, that mysterious little feed that sits there on your phone like a digital oracle, somehow knowing exactly which rabbit holes you’re most likely to disappear down at 2 AM. As someone who’s spent the better part of a decade trying to crack […]

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