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• Let's Get Metaphysical

  

  I've swapped the gym for the metagym today, and a bout of heavy poetics. To some, they're The Magnificent Seven; to others, they're The Hateful Eight;... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Metaphysical - Metaphorically Speaking.

  

  I think I need to offer a little explanation of my dilemma this week, dear reader. Every three months or so, the Dead Good bloggers are asked to contribute... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Must Try Harder!

  

  This week's theme is Must Try Harder and so you're in for a helping of Blackpool footballing folklore - but first, congratulations to the team, who apparently... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Must Try Harder - Sometimes You Just Have to Leave.

  

  I have to say that I have always been bright. I had the advantage of being the youngest child with three older siblings. I was taught to read long before I... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Must Try Harder

  

  So this week's theme is "Must try harder "...a stock phrase like " can do better " , these must have appeared on innumerable report cards over the centuries ! Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oriental

  by Colin Davies Sometimes when I present my work people look at me strange. They like what I do but it seems to scare them that I'm able to think of such... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tea and Oranges

  

  I'm going for a minimalist approach this week, in true oriental mode, by posting something simple and elegant.. Kudos to all who spotted that the blog's title... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oriental - Turning Japanese.

  

  Japan is still on my list of places to visit. I find Japanese art fascinating and was very fortunate to see an exhibition of work by Katsushika Hokusai at... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oriental

  

  I want to tell you a story...... We moved to Cleveleys in 2006, having left a very large cliff top house in the north of Scotland. This house had a ghost ( of... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bless You, Enid Blyton!

  

  The first story I ever wrote was my own version of a fairy tale, loosely based on The Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood. It was written in my best... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be More Book

  

  I love books, have done ever since I can remember - which stretches back to a time before I was able to read for myself. I can still remember (aged 3+) looking... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Literary Merit: Adventure Beckons.

  

  I am the youngest child of four, by a gap of seven years and born into an extrovert, bustling environment. My eldest brother played rugby and swam for County; m... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Literary Merit

  

  Season's greetings to my readers...I wonder how many there are ? When at Primary school Friday afternoons I was sent round the classrooms telling stories. I mad... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Family Gathering

  c) C J Heyworth December 2015 (with apologies for lateness and brevity) As children we get used to family gatherings to celebrate public events (The... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Alice's Adventures in Sunderland

  

  Today - Boxing Day - is traditionally the date on which pantomimes (fun for all the family) commence. The convention doesn't strictly apply anymore, it seems. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Birds of a Feather: A Family Gathering.

  

  My family are far and wide, all over the globe now. My eldest brother lives in Somerset and his two boys have settled in London and Halifax Nova Scotia. My... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Family Gathering

  

  Well I can't recall the last time I had a family gathering. My only son is a London policeman and leads a very hectic and stressful life, so we seldom get... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Frame

  By Colin Davies To be “In the frame” is to be in contention. Your still have a chance of being in the picture. You’re very much in the thoughts of those who... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• In The Frame Of Mind

  

  I have to admit to not feeling remotely Christmassy, not yet in the frame of mind to enjoy the impending festivities. It's partly a consequence of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Frame

  

  Creditable actress Helen Mirren, (born Helen Mirinov), published her autobiography in 2007. It was entitled, In the Frame: My Life in Words and Pictures. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION