Jackscott
A diminutive, myopic, washed up ex-pretty boy with my best years behind me with a distinctly perverse and frivolous view of the world.
MY BLOGS
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Perking the Pansies
http://www.perkingthepansies.com/
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1016 )
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A Turkish Love Letter
There’s no doubt about it, if you fancy that swarthy look with a headstrong Mediterranean temperament, Turkish men have it in spades. But beware, my Shirley... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Smash
We have an embarrassment of TV choices courtesy of Virgin Media but it’s funny how the more channels we get, the more selective we become. It’s a reflection,... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Turkey in Berlin
Today, I’m featuring a guest post from the gorgeous Marta López, a Spanish travel writer based in London. I rarely include guests posts on Perking the Pansies... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
I’m used to receiving tons of emails telling me that a little blue pill will put the spring back into my step or I’ve hit the jackpot in the Burkina Faso... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Yellow Brick Road
The blogging gospel according to St Jack, Chapter Two…Posts can be written in batches and scheduled to be published over time. Try to post at least once a... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Once Upon a Time…
Another weekend in the Smoke, another birthday surprise, this time from my old dance partner, Ian. We were treated to matinee tickets for Once, a new musical... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Old Posts Never Die
Readers of Perking the Pansies tell me that I’ve laid down some vintage posts in my time. They very kindly don’t mention the dross. Read more
Posted on 10 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
One Equal World
I’m always chuffed when I’m asked to write a few words about the bees in my bonnet. One Equal World publishes thoughtful and thought-provoking articles about... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Roy’s Town
At the tail end of summer, we took an afternoon excursion to Wroxham, gateway to the Norfolk Broads. We expected pretty and quaint with teahouses, old pubs and... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Philomena
The nice people at Virgin Media offered us two preview tickets to see Philomena, Judi Dench’s latest flick. The advanced screening was at our local Odeon... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Beamed Back to Bodrum
The beauty of renting is that we’re not responsible for all those annoying little things that inevitably go wrong around the home. Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
This Sceptred Isle
I really like this. Okay, it says nothing about the evils of empire, world plunder, the subjugation of the Celtic Fringe by the perfidious English or the... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Thou Shalt Blog
Read the blogging gospel according to St Jack, chapter one, on Displaced Nation.Those who regularly dip into Jack the Hack will know that I’m a passionate... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Downtown
Unlike many of the stately old homos of my generation, I never quite developed a taste for the torch-song trilogy of Garland, Minnelli or Bassey. Read more
Posted on 19 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Faerie Queene
It’s my birthday today and I’d like to share a little poem that my English teacher, David Steddall, wrote in the card he gave me when I reached sweet sixteen. Read more
Posted on 16 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
According to a recently published survey by Britain’s Office of National Statistics, 1.5% of the adult British population is either gay or bisexual. Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Back on the Treadmill
Regular readers will know that I’ve been under the doctor because of something called PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). It’s caused by the thin veins I... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jack’s Cottage Industry
It’s a funny old world. Almost by accident, I seem to have started a little cottage industry. Anything to keep me off the streets (and the wolves from my door). Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Enemy of the State
I see that the Daily Mail (or Daily Hate, as I prefer to call it), has hit the headlines with a vicious character assassination of the late Ralph Miliband... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2013 MEDIA, SOCIETY -
Warts and All
I noticed a little growth on my head beneath my slowly receding hairline. An ugly little lumpy bump popped up without warning. I didn’t know what it was. Best... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION