On the Dominance of Filthy Lucre
On the Dominance of Filthy Lucre You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrases, “Money makes the world go round,” and “The love of money is the root of all evil”. In recent months, it’s become apparent to me...
View ArticleDame Julian and self-isolation – some lessons from the 14th century
Dame Julian and self-isolation – some lessons from the 14th century Despite having her writings, we actually know surprisingly little about Dame Julian,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich...
View ArticleA reading from “Angel Lights”, a story for Christmas
A beautiful reading of “Angel Lights”, one of the tales from Méchant Loup: Modern Fables for Sensible Grown-ups https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083HGHSRB/ read by Naomi, from Inanna’s Festival...
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Ice Cream For Breakfast
The last two years have been possibly the hardest consecutive years of my life. They’ve been packed with bereavement, sadness, illness (shingles twice, for heaven’s sake) worry, exhaustion, sleepless...
View Article“The Bet” analysis of chapter 2
The inimitable “We Lack Discipline” are doing a chapter by chapter critique of my novel, “The Bet”. This is for chapter 2. I suspect it’s probably at least as long as the chapter itself. Be aware that...
View ArticleChapter 3 gets the “We Lack Discipline” treatment
For those following this, the next chapter analysis is up. It’s kind of like being psychoanalysed via one of my books; albeit the book that I probably feel most sense of pride and achievement about....
View ArticleNine Perfect Strangers versus Six Imperfect Pilgrims
Nine Perfect Strangers versus Six Imperfect Pilgrims I’ve been a subscriber to New Scientist magazine for many years; indeed, I’ve had a couple of letters published and I even won “The Last Word”...
View ArticleVoice from the Cave – a new book
Voice from the Cave – a new book I’ve not written a blog since November last year. Six months of silence. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say. I have. I kept thinking of all the things I want...
View ArticleNot Recovering From Anything
Not Recovering from Anything According to some, the pandemic is over with. Done. Finished. History. Well, I’d say it’s certainly history. Living through such a disruptive and frightening period is...
View ArticleWhere’s my DOPAMINE? On finally finishing writing a book.
Where’s my DOPAMINE? On finally finishing writing a book. About ten days ago, I limped to the finishing line of completing the first draft of “On Hob Hill.” It took me about four years. In the past,...
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