I wanted to share this wonderful poem because it’s so clever and uplifting. I don’t know who its by, but if anyone out there does know, do please let me know. PRETTY UGLY I’m very ugly So don’t try to convince me that I am a very beautiful person Because at the end of…
When my best friend died, I held him in my arms as he lay with his head on my lap and the vet injected him with a lethal fluid. I curled my body around him and whispered ‘good boy, good boy’ against his soft face. His eyes glazed, but didn’t close and it was all…
When my parents divorced in the early 70s, in the days before travel was popular and flying to places became easy, regular and cheap, my father moved permanently to New York. My only impression, as a six year old child, of America came, of course, from what I saw on the TV. The likes of…
I always find it hard to believe that people can actually, remorselessly kill each other. At times I can see why someone could do it, but this is mostly in fiction. If you’re an avid crime reader, when you’re deep into a great novel, you can understand a character’s motives. It’s a skill of…
James Bond – English MI6 spy, most recently played by Daniel Craig. Harry Potter – thank you J K Rowling. Sherlock Holmes – modernised by Benedict Cucumberpatch, sorry, Cumberbatch. Macbeth – Scottish king by Shakespeare. Winnie the Pooh – honey-loving bear (was never American despite his accent). Ebenezer Scrooge – haunted by his past. Jeeves…
There are a number of names ascribed to the lands that comprise the countries of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, together with their outlying isles. So the answer to this question is: it depends. Geographically, the lands are known as the British Isles. Politically, they are known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern…
I took a year out of work in 1994 to backpack around the world. It’s a long time ago now, and I didn’t actually circumference the globe, but I travelled through Africa, Asia and Australasia. I had the time of my life and met so many interesting people. In Africa, I met a…
The transition from corporate life was a lengthy process and happened over many years. When I was starting out in my corporate career, at the tender age of eighteen – to write a novel was always a dream, and a goal which I knew I would always work towards achieving ‘at some point in my…
As of today, I will be featuring guest posts on this blog, and the first is by Tony Robinson OBE, (a Micro Business Champion and professional speaker, author and broadcaster), who here has succinctly captured the original art of writing in today’s tricky business world. Unity of purpose Did you watch the recent and…
Did you ever wonder what Christmas is all about? Not that we unaware of the birth of Jesus on 25th but, things like turkey, and what’s that got to do with Santa Claus etc. Well, Christmas is actually much older than its name implies. Before there was no room at the inn and…
