Once More Around The Sun

2021, it sounds so futuristic, but get used to it because it's now. I've made my own entirely accurate predictions about the year ahead, but science fiction has made several of its own about what 2021 has in store for us.

As has become become an annual tradition, I wrote this about science fictions predictions for 2021.

My Predictions For 2021...

For the last five years, I have produced a quintet of flawless predictions on New Years' Day of the year ahead. Here's five more for 2021...

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

• Lego Bricks will replace all world currency.

• To lower costs, the alphabet will be reduced to twenty-fie letters.

• Punctuation will be taxed.

• Society will be reorganised as a millinocracy: the larger your hat, the more important you are. Doorways will need to be raised, neck strengthening exercises will be vital, car sunroofs will require widening.

My 2020

What a year we've had.

I haven't been as prolific as in previous years, but I have been looking after a one year old, which for the record is much more difficult than looking after a baby. With 'the terrible two's' just around the corner I'm not expecting it to get any easier any time soon, but I refuse to give myself a hard time over it.

2020 has undeniably been a challenge for all of us. Just getting through it seems like an achievement in itself.

I conceived of a documentary about the effects of the Covid 19 lockdown on a small Yorkshire village that became Carleton In Lockdown.

I managed to write some articles for Hero Collector, but so far only four have seen the light of day: Aliens: A History In Comics, Predator Comics Crossovers, James Bond: Top Ten Car Chases and 2021: The Year Ahead. I have some others are due to be published later.

Outside In Trusts No One was published containing my article, Neighborhood Watch.

I've written for several future Outside In volumes and a couple of comics collections, but more news on those as and when they are published.

I also have a new project which begins the day after tomorrow, but more news on that the day after tomorrow...

My Predictions For 2020...

For four Earth years, I have been predicting the annum ahead with perfect prognostication.

Allow me to present a preview of the year to come. Here are my predictions for 2020:

• After years in the wilderness, Atlantis will finally win Eurovision.

• The recently-elected Conservative government will privatise laughter.

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa will be renamed the Fallen Tower of Pisa.

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

• November will be optional.

Happy New Year.

My Predictions For 2019...

After three years of perfect predictions, who could have predicted that we'd be here again?

Well, me. Obviously.

Allow me to present a preview of the year to come. Here are my predictions for 2019:

• Canada will build a wall on its southern border and, out of solidarity, Mexico will pay for it.

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

• Theresa May, but then again she May not.

• Sea levels will rise, flooding the Mongolian lowlands and creating an inland sea, which will create thousands of refugees, but will also be a huge boost to the local pedalo and jetski rental businesses.

• Beards will be compulsory for all.

Happy New Year.

My Predictions For 2018...

With last year's prognostications all having come true, I'm sure you'll be wanting to know my predictions for the year ahead.

Here are my predictions for 2018:

My predictions for 2016:

• In a surprising move, Mike Leigh will sign a huge merchandising deal that will see the likes of Abigail's Party and Vera Drake on lunchboxes, in colouring books and as stuffed toys, as well as recreated in computer game form.

• Nutritionists will finally acknowledge that Jammie Dodgers, Chocolate Oranges and lemon sherbets should be included as one or more of your five a day.

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

• In fashion, expect to see higher hemlines, more parallel lines and a greater variety of colours including more heliotrope, umber, chorak, blenk and squunt.

• Mathematicians will calculate Pi to its final digit. It's a 4.

Happy New Year.

My Predictions For 2017...

As with last year, I have once again made predictions concerning the events of the forthcoming year.

Here are my predictions for 2017:

• Mexico will build the wall and they will pay for it, but not until substantial parts of Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and, in move that confounds cartography, Rhode Island secede from the union and become Mexican.

• Time travel is will have going to be invented for the first time. Again.

• Hundreds of thousands of people will be embarrassed to discover that LOL, the acronym that they have been innocently using for years, actually stands for Lusting Over Lenin.

• Due to the critical acclaim afforded to 2016's extra second, 2017 will be awarded a second second.

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

Happy New Year.

My Predictions For 2016...

My predictions for 2016:

• Pixar will remake World War II submarine epic Das Boot.

• The discovery that WiFi causes cancer will be announced.

• Popular baby names will include Hashtag, Bantz and Brexit.

• Astronomers will decide to upgrade Pluto back to the status of planet but it will turn down the offer.

• The Carmarthenshire village of Bancyfelin will inexplicably win Miss Universe.

Happy New Year.