About me
I grew up in Wellington, New Zealand. I'm a kiwi and a patriot.
I wrote comedy for fun in my late teens and 20s, and had a few wacky articles in the Victoria University magazine, Salient. It was a tonne of fun. After that I self-published three comedy books - The Conspiracy, The Really Amazing Silly Thing (both ebooks), and another, with a very silly name. My silly writing has been inspired by Spike Milligan, Stephen Wright, Stewart Francis, Monty Python, etc.
After graduating university in 2010, I started researching Community Water Fluoridation, and this culminated in 2020 with the publishing of "How Essential is Fluoride? What Do the Experts Say?" I'm very proud of this book, it's very important and powerful in its message. It demonstrates that "experts" who've advocated fluoridation of water supplies over the last seven or so decades, have not been objective, their claims have been quite biased. Media consistently helped by sucking up to power, and framing the issue in a way that implied that any opponent of fluoridation was completely insane, or always had some ulterior, sinister motive. Media seldom reported on, or addressed the corporate and business interests behind fluoridation - the toothpaste industries, the chemical and aluminium industries, and even the junk food industry. One would not expect dental education to have been funded by junk food companies, but this happened in the late 1970s in Australia.
On facebook, see “Guy Armstrong Author Page”. On YouTube I’m ‘Guy Armstrong’, I’ve got quite a few videos about this book. They go into a fair bit of depth. I’m a better writer than a presenter, and my video skills are quite simple.
Politically, I think we need a better, more honest, open system. A system where corporations cannot impress their will upon an indifferent and often extremely ignorant population. We need to address pollution of our environments and bodies at the hands of corporate greed.
I can acknowledge there are virtuous elements among the traditional ideas of the left and the right wings, but when they become restrictive ideologies that try to enforce their behaviours and beliefs on everyone, this ought to be recognised and transmuted.
I am a believer in the power of the emotional aspects of our mind to change and let go of our emotional anguish, and even our slight 'druthers' where we'd druther have it this way than that... although we must all find the lifestyle that is emotionally evolutionary for us all.
I've always been a creative type. I Played bass in a heavy metal band, Slave Cadaver, throughout my 20s and 30s.
I have a love of South East Asian food and culture, and last year started learning to speak Vietnamese.
I love reading, gardening, horror movies, video games and eating berries.
I also write and publish the occasional scary story. If you like original horror, check out 'Betrayals in Entrails'. You can find the ebook through Kobo and other ebook suppliers. I have a few physical copies so if you want one you’ll have to get in touch. I’m uploading a few unpublished stories here.
On facebook, see “Arthur L Horror Writer NZ”.