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• Cumulus

  

  The best place I’ve ever been to watch the effects of a thunder storm was when I worked on the 13th floor of Charing Cross Hospital. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heroic Cutlets

  

  To my certain Norwich, not since school daze have I composted a pome in heroic cutlets. Hand to hart, pen to paper, it's just not my stylo. Those neat rose of... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heroic Couplets

  

  I’ve heard of Heroic Couplets but don’t know what they are. Presumably some sort of poetic style from a few hundred years ago. I’ll have a look in a minute or... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heroic Couplets

  

  I hadn’t opened my study copy of Chaucer’s ‘The Wife of Bath’s Tale’ since it was required reading for English A Level. I’ve forgotten everything, after all thi... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cracked

  

  An alarmingly topical take tonight as Storm Boelo blasts across the jewel of the north, furious on the heels of slightly more dainty Storm Austen. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cracked

  

  With time a little short this week I was rushing through various websites trying to find an aspect of Cracked that would do the job. I was thinking of eggs,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' November Open Mic Night

  

  Fire up your poetry at our bonfire night open mic event on zoom...There is no set theme, and no headliner. Everybody can shine. Email:... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Running Numbers

  

  A staple of US crime novels and gangster movies, running numbers is part of the mechanism of illegal betting rackets, a favourite enterprise of the American... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Before And After Street Lamps

  

  I've spent a couple of weeks reading and researching about streetlamps. It's a huge and illuminating topic: from flaming tar torches on Greek and Roman... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Numbers

  

  Where do you start with a topic on Numbers? There are an infinite number of possible ways of approaching it. Including Infinity. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Numbers

  

  “59” is a love poem about prime numbers, written and performed by British poet and mathematician, Harry Baker. It is available on YouTube, better on stage than... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Numbers - My First Poetry Workshop

  

  How many poems have I written? Loads! Have I ever attended a poetry workshop? Nope....not until last Saturday. It was run by Kate Eggleston Wirtz and Steve... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Abrush With Wisdom

  

  When I was but a toothy youth, I brushed my teeth with Wisdom brushes. Their website proudly proclaims: "Few companies can boast a richer history than Wisdom... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Street Lamps

  

  A letter appeared in the Preston Journal on 18 April 1807 from Miserabilis, who complained:‘You must know, Sir, that 'tis within these six months that I came... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lost In Translation

  

  Some (on the right, in the fossil fuel lobbies, among the climate catastrophe deniers and net zero detractors) are advocating heavily for the UK to increase... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wisdom

  

  Maybe because one never finds the cultural icons of the previous generation relevant to one’s own but I’ve never found Norman Wisdom funny but thought I’d have ... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deal Breaker

  

  One word: Brexit. It's now ten years since the infamous and deeply flawed referendum that not only split the nation in half (52% to 48%) but in many cases... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dna

  

  I wonder if the name Colin Pitchfork means anything to anyone reading my DNA blog. The possible early release from prison of violent offenders is a hot topic... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wisdom

  

  “With age comes wisdom.” It would be nice to think so, but a lot depends on an individual’s lifestyle and experiences. Some people never grow up, in the eyes... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deal Breaker

  

  I started an article in Psychology Today about research into what makes a deal breaker in relationships. It was a bit technical but still very well written. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION