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How Clever, Smash-Hit Authors Write Well
Welcome back to my blog where I explore the writing process, share great examples of fiction and talk about travelling around Europe by train. For my recent book, TV and podcast suggestions check out my previous articles. Having studied English for A-Level and, to a smaller extent, at University as well as having taught for many years, I have become used to analysing all sorts of texts. As…
Lille - The Gateway To Northern France
Lovely Lille – my photo One of the things I love to do most is travel by train. I gave up flying in 2014 to try and be more environmentally friendly when I travel. Finding ways to travel around the European continent by train has been a fun challenge and I have enjoyed exploring beautiful, historic cities. From Salzburg to Copenhagen. From Geneva to Utrecht. Each city has widened my eyes,…
If Your Life Were A Film, What Would It’s Soundtrack Be?
As a film buff, movie-obsessed forty-something geek, I love nothing more than to recline in a cinema chair and take in a good blockbuster. Film soundtracks often stay with me for years. For instance, I can recall what my life was like when the soaring John Williams Jurassic Park score underlined my teenage years. Similarly, I remember being at University when James Horner’s chilling and…
Is Free Speech Actually Free?
Or are we entering a censored society? Another tricky subject to unravel. I have been talking to friends and colleagues about this for quite some time and it causes a lot of debate. Elon Musk is constantly going on about the reduction of Free Speech and the issue is currently inflammatory. So where do we start? This morning I read a statement by celebrity writer and actor, Rowan Atkinson,…
So We Actively Encourage Anxiety?
Is the word anxiety massively overused? I realise that this is a sensitive issue but we really do need to start questioning the use of the word ‘anxiety.’ The word has many connotations, all of which are negative and relate to worrying or frustration. Hearing that 16.4 million days were taken off of work in the UK during 2024/25 due to anxiety (Source: HSE), I can see why it is starting to…
Paris Festive Markets
In December I decided to visit Paris once more in order to take in some of its Christmas markets. Paris is a bit like an old friend to me. I love how easy it is to get there from London on the train. The first market I found was a little one just across the water from Notre Dame. It was cute and consisted of a square of about 16 market stalls. Notre Dame market It was a wet day but the…
Food Storage - Reducing Waste
A Climate Collective Link Post This month, the brilliant Climate Change Collective wrote a lead article about food waste and ways to prevent it. It is becoming such a huge issue and contributes massively to pollution levels, largely due to gases released during decay. Michelle from Boomer Eco Crusader blog has produced a very helpful guide to help us understand how we can alter the way we store…
Feeling Hot
Is it just me? Provence – my summer escape I have just returned from my second holiday of the summer and am glad that things are cooling down. Amsterdam was hot and Avignon was hotter still. England has also seen its hottest summer since records began. I was working on Monday and sweating all day. Even September is warmer than it used to be. Yesterday we had thunder storms and more are…
Don’t Take Your Time
These days we read a lot about looking after our mental health. We are told not to overburden ourselves with work and to manage our time carefully. Many articles talk about doing things in bite size chunks and taking plenty of brain breaks. All of these things are great, but they make things take longer. Lowering Loads A county council including Cambridge has voted for council workers to do a…
The Trouble With Writing
Lately I have been incredibly busy with work and struggled to make time to write new content. I wish that I had because writing is a passion of mine and I find it therapeutic to lay down fresh lines of text. I am hoping I am not the only one who feels this way. The thing that I love doesn’t pay enough until you are massively successful and so it has to happen in my down time. Although it is not…
Making Greener Choices
Welcome to another post where I comment about The Climate Change Collective’s recent topic of discussion. I am proud to be a member of this group of bloggers who write enthusiastically about environmental issues, with monthly lead posts and several linked posts which promote healthy discussion. In June, lovely Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader) produced an excellent article about sustainable living…
A Summer Fling
Part One Of My New Short Story There was no mistaking it. Summer had well and truly arrived. The lighter evenings and constant dry air were tell tale signs of an oncoming three months of heatwaves, BBQs and wilting flowers in the garden. It was with mixed emotions that Martin accepted the start of a season of inevitably late nights, whirring fans and hose pipe bans. As he finished painting his…
Clearing Debt - Slowly
The Toughest Mission For Me As a teacher, writer and blogger, I am always sharing thoughts about various aspects of modern living. I’ve spoken before about the mistakes I made in the past, such as the short time I spent gambling away thousands of pounds in an online casino. YES! I have done some stupid things before. Generally speaking, the past decade has seen me become a lot more sensible…
Read, Watch and Listen (April/ May)
Some Entertainment Suggestions Welcome back to my regular feature (well maybe not as regular as before) about books, TV and podcasts. I have to admit, I forgot to write the April post, so this is a slightly longer one. This article involves some entertainment suggestions from me, based on what I am currently reading, watching and listening to. If you missed the last installment, check it out…
Why I Still Teach
Even Though Teaching Has Become Unrecognisable There have been times when I thought teaching had hit rock bottom. As a member of a teaching union, I have fought for better conditions and pay for my colleagues and myself. Despite valuing education, there have been times when it has seemed like a career where conditions have worsened and teachers have been undervalued. Although my dream is to…
Why Are You Reading This?
Considering The Audience Readers are not always passive. Some are. They sit and read an article or story and then move on. Others react to what they read by smiling, asking questions, or even being enraged. Your readers are an audience and behave in similar ways to an auditorium full of theatre-goers. But we need to appreciate that an audience is not a guaranteed thing. There are going to be…
Tranquility
Here’s an anthology featuring five of my haiku poems published courtesy of Gabriela Marie Milton. Amazon | Goodreads This is the second anthology …Tranquility