Phil W. Bayles

Serious ideas from a silly man.

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3 February, 2026

Crunch

A Short Story About Productivity. Continue reading

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3 June, 2025

John Scalzi’s New Novel Is The Best Kind of Cheesy

Or: How I Learned The Power of A Good Pop Song. Continue reading

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About The author

Phil W. Bayles has lived in Paris and London, where he’s written everything from movie reviews to mattress adverts. These days he lives in Derbyshire with his wife, his daughter and his cat. He writes very silly stories about very serious ideas, with the occasional poem to mix things up.

But what does the W stand for?

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John Scalzi’s New Novel Is The Best Kind of Cheesy