My name is Billy Lane. I am a 40-something man trying to be the writer I always pretended I was.
Background
I have enjoyed writing online since the late 90s. It all began with an account over at Diaryland, which eventually merged into owning and developing my own website. I lost all my old content, which is probably for the best, but I did manage to track down a handful of older entries that I will try and salvage for posterity.
Likes
🏎️ Formula 1
My interest in F1 began when my friend invited me to a tour of the McLaren factory. I went in as a blank canvas, and having a first-hand account of the history of the sport and the constructor, alongside seeing all the cars and trophies, made a fan out of me. My favourite constructors would be the aforementioned McLaren, along with Ferrari and Aston Martin. In terms of drivers, Alonso, Norris, Piastri and Le Clerc are who I always root for.
🏋🏼 Home Gym
It became apparent during the lockdown that all I needed to keep fit was a bench and a set of dumbbells, and not an expensive gym membership. I manually log all my workouts and my (gradual) progress. At this point in my life my goal is to maintain a status quo rather than to become Chris Hemsworth’s body double. Working out also helps clear whatever nonsense is rattling around inside my mind.
🛸 Science-Fiction
There’s something about escaping into a world where just about anything can happen. My favourite authors are Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke, and one of my favourite TV shows is the original Twilight Zone.
🏔️🏔️ Twin Peaks
On the subject of favourite TV shows, I discovered Twin Peaks in the early 2000s when studying David Lynch’s Blue Velvet for a Film Studies course. I’ve never looked back. I watch the show on a perpetual loop; as soon as I finish the last episode, I go straight back to the beginning and start again. A place both wonderful and strange.
☕️ Starbucks
Americano. Black as midnight on a moonless night.
Faith
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
Contact
Email me@billylane.com to get in touch.