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• A Voyage of Discovery

  

  Good afternoon readers, and happy Easter to all of you. This week, on my voyage of discovery, I saw an article on The Guardian online about the British Pathe... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wow! Who Knew?

  I haven't made any earth shattering discoveries of late, except ..... I know that as children we are taught to respect our elders. We see them in a very... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Trip to Manchester Museum

  

  On Monday we took our oldest nephew to Manchester Museum and, just as he has never experienced a museum before, I have never experienced a museum in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rediscovery

  We are told as writers to avoid clichĂŠ and overused metaphors. I find a good way of viewing a scene or an object in a new way is to rediscover it. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wax On, Wax Off

  

  This weekend I read Ruby Wax's book, Sane New World. I read it because a friend had pointed out that Ruby's work on mindfulness might help me with my anxiety. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Silence.

  This weekend, football grounds across the country have fallen silent to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. On the car radio today, I listened... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Home is Where You Lay Your Hat? .... Nah!

  What's in an address? Many may say it's your home, but I don't feel that way. In my 38 years of being on this planet, so far I have had 8 addresses. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Readdressing Creative Processes

  

  At times I think it can be helpful to have several mediums in which to express creativity. That way, when one outlet fails or becomes too stressful, there is... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Addressing Your Audience

  

  As writer we need to know who we are writing for. Personally I write for children. Many people think children's writing is a watered down version of adult... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maria Miller: Not Known At This Address

  

  There are few things that miff me quite as much as assumed deference and I have never understood the requirement to call court officials 'Your Honour', 'My... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Family Business.

  A bastard child from Nick and Dave Will rise one day to centre stage For that's the way it works these days In the land of hope and Tory. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• We're a Quirky Bunch ....

  Families eh? Sometimes you can't live with them, but neither could you live without them. Generally speaking anyway. No matter how difficult things may be from... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Shops Didn't Open On Sundays

  I spent half of my childhood growing up in a city, and although I love nature and beautiful places, that city (and my parents) taught me how to seek out these... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Family

  

  Ah, families, those little dysfunctional bundles that both influence and surround us. Source of pain and joy. And endless laughter. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• To My Daughter

  

  On Being Separated from Her on Her MarriageTo My Daughter On Being Separated from Her on Her MarriageTo My Daughter On Being Separated from Her on Her MarriageB... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not in Fear but Thanks. A Mother's Day Poem.

  Twelve years ago when I went in for an operation (the first and only one so far), I learnt the true meaning of fear. I gave the doctors and nurses in the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fear

  Cold beads of sweatCrawl across my brow.Senses heightened,Breath shallow and rapid.Every shadow,Every creak,Amplified, sinister,Creeping closer.Moonlight... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nothing to Fear, but Fear Itself?

  Gut wrenching, indomitable, overpowering terror. Something which many people will encounter at some point in their lives. Don't think for one second that I am... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From the Depths...

  

  On Sunday, after the sporadic showers on the previous day, Shaun and I decided that our plan to revisit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was probably a bad one. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The FEAR

  As a nervous person I live in a perpetual state of fear, particularly as a writer. I fear that whatever I write isn't going to be good enough, that it is never... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION