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• Prsnl Fx

  

  What colour is your aura? I was once told mine is purple... whatever that signifies, if I even have one. And does a person's "effect" on others depend on whethe... Read more

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

• Personal Effects

  

  I was at a golden wedding anniversary event the other week (congratulations Sue and Mike) and happened to be in their back garden when their granddaughter looke... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Swimming Pools

  

  What on earth to write about Swimming pools? Frankly, the topic's wasted on me as I never learned to swim. However, I know some cats that do, so we're heading... Read more

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

• Personal Effects - How Little We Need

  

  There’s a small box in the attic. It contains the last of the personal effects of my late aunt. Things have reduced over time. She passed away in 1998 and for... Read more

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

• Swimming Pools

  

  I note that the theme is entitled Swimming Pools and my immediate reaction was open air pools or Lidos. I also note that the word is Pools and I wish it were... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' October Open Mic Night

  

  ...on zoom coincides happily with National Poetry Day on Thursday October 1st at 7.30pm BST. The non-compulsory theme in 'Wonder'.All are welcome. There are 20 ... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflect

  

  is one of those odd words in English that can have completely opposite meanings. Reflect as in a mirror which is instantaneous or Reflect as thinking about a... Read more

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

• Reflect

  

  Our summer didn’t turn out as we hoped. One thing after another put obstacles in the way of our plans, but we were fortunate enough to salvage one pre-booked... Read more

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

• Lost in Translation

  

  Robert Frost is usually credited for the quote that ‘Poetry is what gets lost in translation.’ But however good and whatever is translated in poetry or prose... Read more

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

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' September Open Mic Night

  

  Here's notice of our September open mic night on zoom...Everyone is welcome - to read and/or listen in. It's free and early booking is advised. To secure a slot... Read more

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

• Dna

  

  Free flowing, attractive and attacking football is in the DNA of Birmingham City FC. There are quite a few inaccuracies in that statement. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• DNA - Who Am I?

  

  DNA is the abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid. I admit to getting out of my depth trying to research this. Science was never a strong point and even now, wit... Read more

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

• I'm Printing

  

  Let's call it a happy accident that this week's blog theme is imprinting. With some judicious editorial licence, I've chosen to reinterpret it as I'm printing,... Read more

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

• Imprint - It's Only Words

  

  When I was considering what to include in this blog on the theme of imprint, several things crossed my mind.The scars left on my face by falling off my bicycle... Read more

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

• Imprinting

  

  When I glanced at the word imprinting as a topic I was very enthusiastic. I could look into various types of publishing and/or printing and it so happens that... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Imprinting - Twilight

  

  I was unfamiliar with the term ‘imprinting’ when I read the Twilight series of novels by Stephenie Meyer. I understood it to be a strong infatuation, but it... Read more

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

• Imprinting

  

  It was the late 1960s. I had recently moved to Riverside, a western suburb of Chicago. I was six years old, in the first grade and innocent. My classmate Jim... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrity

  

  Some call it popularity, some call it celebrity, some call it fame. They are all pretty much the same thing, aren't they? And wasn't it Andy Warhol who first... Read more

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

• Celebrity

  

  I think that the most famous celebrity I’ve ever met was Seamus Heaney. He was coming out of a newsagent in Hay-on-Wye as I was going in. He said “Good... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' July Open Mic Night

  

  Summer's here, and coming soon is our July open mic night on zoom...You're most welcome to join us, either to read or just to listen in, wherever in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2026 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION