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• Disappearing Acts, 1970s Style

  

  Let’s go back in time. Do you remember the TV series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979, which starred the late and great comedy actor... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Disappearing Act

  

  A few months ago I mentioned the act of going to the cinema involves surrendering a belief in the here and now and disappearing into another world that almost... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Disappearing Acts: Magicians Past and Present

  

  "…making something disappear isn’t enough; you have to bring it back." 'The Prestige', Christopher PriestThe human fascination with things magically disappearin... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mondegreen

  

  I knew when I nominated this theme of Mondegreen that it would prove a tricky customer. I'm starting with a visual pun. What do you see in the image below?... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mondegreen

  

  I had no idea what a mondegreen was before starting this blog and when I did find out via google then I was surprised that it was such a recent addition to the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reading

  

  Just the day for staying inside, away from storm Darragh, curled up warm with a good book. In my case its 'If He Hollers Let Him Go' by Chester Himes, his... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reading

  

  So, you’re waiting at a Railway Station and realise that you’ve forgotten to bring a book to read for the four hour journey you have ahead of you. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reading - I Love Books

  

  This is a favourite poem by Julia Donaldson, I opened a book and in I strode Now nobody can find me. I’ve left my chair, my house, my road, My town and my... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Primal

  

  I wasn’t feeling so well when I started on this blog. The last thing I needed was to have to sit down at a keyboard for however long it would take to write. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christopher James Heyworth: a Retrospective

  

  This retrospective on the poetry of Christo (as he was known to us) concludes the occasional Sunday series featuring former Dead Good Poets who are, alas, no... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Definitely Not About T.R.A.M.S

  

  OK, I lied. (See postscript for explanation.) Blackpool is rightly famous for its trams, ancient and modern. They run the length of the promenade from Starr... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' December Open Mic Night

  

  Our last open mic night of 2024. Come and shine some of your poetic light into the darkness.Anyone who would like to tune in to listen along but not read is mor... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trams

  

  I was wondering how to approach the topic of Trams and at a bit of a loss (and I certainly wasn’t going to do Blackpool) when T pointed out that just down the... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trams - Puffer Train Tram

  

  I’m currently enjoying a birthday break in Dumfries Galloway, where so far, the snow has missed us out. The temperature is below freezing. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Injustice

  

  If the theme is injustice, then I have to write once more about Palestine, because there is possibly no greater injustice being perpetrated in the world right... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Injustice

  

  T and I and her dogs (Annie and Billy) popped into the café in Avenham Park the other day. There was an event on so it had reduced capacity. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown Study

  

  We are going to a murder mystery evening in Blackpool shortly, and as a consequence I didn't travel down to London today to watch the team playing at Leyton... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brown Study

  

  I was having a bit of difficulty on this topic of ‘Brown Study’. I’d tried being very involved in my own thoughts and not paying attention to anything, or... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown Study - Daydreaming

  

  I hadn’t heard of ‘brown study’. When I looked it up and did a bit of online research, I quickly realised that I do it all the time. Deep in thought, away with... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brown Study Of Brown

  

  A ‘Brown Study’ is a mood when one is involved in deep thought and not paying attention to anything else. I am very familiar with this, particularly when lost i... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION