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• David Riley: a Retrospective

  

  I feel I am among the least qualified to introduce this retrospective piece on David Riley, as I barely knew him. He was Blackpool-born and I understand he was... Read more

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

• Ghosting

  

  Who doesn't love a gerund? And we all loved Baxter. His working life was spent ghosting books for famous people who couldn't write to save theirs, who had the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ghosting

  

  If I knew last week that I couldn’t write this article but had already promised to write it then who could/would I have hired to Ghostwrite it for me? By... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poppies

  

  Flowers. It was William Blake who wrote:"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in... Read more

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

• Wayside Blossoms

  

  He’d said he would be back in the spring with the curlew. But it was June and there was still no sign of him. Before Jim left, he’d given Sara a gift, a book... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tulips

  

  The question I have to ask myself is whether I would sell my house for the bulb of a flower in the hope that in a few week’s time I could sell the bulb to buy... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flowers - Bloomin' Lovely

  

  The garden is looking sorry for itself. Chopped down for winter, the three intertwined buddleia are naked sticks protruding from the soil, shorter than the... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flaming Spontaneity

  

  Fair warning: I'm going gruesomely spontaneous this week, taking a look at a phenomenon that has long intrigued me, and maybe some of you as well, spontaneous... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' November Open Mic Night

  

  Why not join us for our November open mic night on Zoom? You're welcome to read or just listen to two hours of sparkling poetry. Read more

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

• Spontaneity

  

  T and I were walking her dog (Billy) in the park today and I happened to mention that this week’s blog was to be on ‘Spontaneity’. She looked at me with a sligh... Read more

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

• Spontaneity

  

  is not my strong point. I’m more Ms Stayput and keep cautious. I leave impulsiveness to those with the confidence to either know what they’re doing, or not... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Restaurants

  

  I have a few favourite restaurants. I like them variously for their ambience, their food and their location. I've been lucky enough to travel quite widely both... Read more

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

• Restaurant

  

  My idea of hell is eating out at a restaurant so I am probably amongst the least qualified people to talk about this subject in the UK. Give me a jam sandwich... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Footsteps In The Fog

  

  Given that for most people, sight is the predominant sense, it's perhaps not surprising that this week's theme of footsteps has evoked primarily a visual... Read more

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

• Footsteps

  

  T and I were in the café thinking about how to approach the topic of footsteps. She wondered where the phrase ‘don’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in... Read more

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

• Footsteps to Footprints

  

  The oldest human footprints to date were discovered in 2021 in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. They are thought to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sheilagh Dyson: a Retrospective

  

  The third in this series of Sunday retrospectives celebrates the poetry of Sheilagh Dyson. She was the regular Tuesday blogger in the early days of the Dead Goo... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gooseberry

  

  One evening earlier this week, while we dined at a beachside taverna watching the sun sink into the sea off Corfu, I was regaling Adele with tales of madness... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' October Open Mic Night

  

  Our zoom night open mic event in October falls on National Poetry Day (Thursday 3rd) - and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for two hours of... Read more

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

• Gooseberry

  

  I’m guessing that most countries have their own smallish and maybe seeming downright odd groups and societies. There is a milestone at the end of my road and no... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION