I write on Substack about life experiences from the last 50+ years. There's my weird workplace, vintage tech, UK travel, music, grief, family, and more.
Alan's Roundup, with links to recent Substack posts:
• TV Memories: The Computer Chronicles
• Car Memories: Fiat 126
• The Weekend Disassembler
• The Hot Foil Printer
• Listening to the Radio at Work
• This Park Bench Has a Story To Tell
Plus thoughts on decluttering.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alanjedmonds/p/13-jan-2026-alans-roundup
#AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Autism #PersonalEssay #Substack #TechHistory #ComputerChronicles #Nostalgia #WritingCommunity
Don't you just love the way Meta platforms work(!)
Using my laptop, on Instagram, I created a post with two photos. Then I wrote a lengthy caption — longer and more detailed than usual.
I clicked the Post button, and after spinning for a while, it announced that one of the photos did not have an allowed aspect ratio!
Why did it not check that *before* I wrote the caption?!
Even better, everything I wrote was lost. I know — I should have written it in a text editor and used copy & paste.
@autoperipatetikos You've got a lot going on, Mary! It's such a nice change to hear that a doctor showed some understanding about what it was like at your workplace! I hope you get through the funeral without feeling exhausted.
(I recently opted out of a party connected with my fiancée's family because there will be relatives of hers there who made me feel like I wasn't welcome at a funeral last year.)
6 Jan 2026 — Alan's Roundup, with links to recent Substack posts:
• Technology
• Nostalgia
• Weird workplace
• Autism and ADHD
https://open.substack.com/pub/alanjedmonds/p/6-jan-2026-alans-roundup
#nonfiction #truestories #technology #nostalgia #autism #adhd #writing #substack
@atpfm I’m glad you've been talking about archived contacts. I’ve wanted this for years. There are people I would never want to phone again, but I’d still like to know it’s them in case they phone me. And I’d like to retain a named history of calls and messages.
Also, I’d never be able to delete my late wife as a contact, even though I will never message her again. But it can be jarring to see lost loved ones in the main list.
@estherschindler.bsky.social I feel very saddened to hear this. I watched so many reruns of The Computer Chronicles, I felt like I knew him.
Stewart Cheifet, creator of The Computer Chronicles, has died
Stewart Cheifet Obituary Decem...
30 Dec 2025 — Alan's Roundup, with links to recent Substack posts:
• Christmas music
• Two weird workplace stories
• 17 memorable microcomputers
• Acorn Archimedes & ARM
https://open.substack.com/pub/alanjedmonds/p/30-dec-2025-alans-roundup
#christmas #nonfiction #truestories #funny #technology #music #acorn #computers #1980s
I posted about my favourite Christmas songs on Substack.
(I know — I left it a bit late!)
https://open.substack.com/pub/alanjedmonds/p/music-memories-christmas-songs
23 Dec 2025 — Alan's Roundup
Links to my six most recent Substack posts, including:
• A cover song I didn't know was a cover
• Christmas memories
• Two weird workplace stories
• Memories of using the Commodore Amiga in the '80s and '90s
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/23-dec-2025-alans-roundup
#christmas #nostalgia #nonfiction #truestories #technology #amiga
I've added 6 more stories to Substack. This post has the details and the links.
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/15-dec-2025-alans-roundup
#nonfiction #stories #substack #medium #life #funny #weirdworkplace #technology #adhd #autism #giftshopping
I’ve imported and updated 18 more of my Medium stories into Substack recently. This post contains links to them.
Topics
Weird Workplace
The unusual experiences I had in my first job.
Childhood Misadventures
The unusual things I did as a child.
Vintage Tech
Memories and opinions of early computers, mostly from the 1980s.
Alan’s Annoyances
Mostly tongue-in-cheek rants!
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/8-dec-2025-alans-roundup
1 Dec 2025 — Alan's Roundup
With links to 11 recently-added Substack stories.
Topics include:
- Weird Workplace Stories
- Childhood Misadventures
- Vintage Tech
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/1-dec-2025-alans-roundup
#writing #writingcommunity #nonfiction #substack #truestories
Every 2–3 weeks, I publish this Roundup to share stories I’ve quietly added to Substack, along with a few personal notes.
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/18-nov-2025-alans-roundup
Is it time to abolish the BBC TV licence?
The latest scandal with the way the BBC's 2024 Panorama documentary edited Trump's speech makes me want to cancel even more — and I'm not even a Trump supporter.
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/the-uk-tv-licence-pay-or-get-hounded
It’s hard to believe that my dad would have been 106 today.
I shared a short piece reflecting on how my dad became my best friend in the 1980s, and how I cherish the memories of our Sunday afternoon bike rides.
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/thinking-about-my-dad-on-his-birthday
My latest roundup on Substack. The stories are free to read and cover:
- Music memories from 1984
- Part 1 of a trip to Bletchley Park in July with my son
- Two more stories about my unusual old workplace
- Memories of the Atari 400/800, Sinclair ZX81, and IBM PC & Compatibles
- Stories about my late wife's illness, losing my aunt, and how something my wife bought 25 years ago still reminds me of her
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/3-nov-2025-alans-roundup
I posted an update on Substack with links to recently-added stories.
They're all free to read and cover:
- Part 2 of a trip to London in July with my son
- A funny story written by my first car
- A funny story about skipping PE
- Three stories about my unusual old workplace and eccentric boss
- Memories of using the Apple II and the various models in the range
- A recent realisation that I might have retired
https://alanjedmonds.substack.com/p/20-oct-2025-alans-update
@autoperipatetikos I feel the same way about it.
