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Something I remembered….
In a little trinket shop in Malacca, Malaysia I bought a cheap little pendant. On it in black ink were scribbled chinese characters with the below proverb on it. Its been years since I have travelled and the pendant was lost in the lining of my backpack, but I remembered what…
The rise of the proles….
Everyone has an opinion on what is happening in the UK. Watching the riots unfold, the burning homes, and the thugs bullying and stealing from peaceful innocents. Adrenalin pumped, faceless hoodies, following each other in and out of stores looting TV’s because “F*ck It, if he’s getting one why can’t…
Brothers and sisters…..
To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara…
A quote to sum up my feelings this week..
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed) Indian political and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948)
A Quote I read today and liked…
It's not all that bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing - they are not all bad. Those devils have also been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made…
A Good Writing Week….
So this week has been one of the biggest writing weeks I have had for a while and I’m loving it! Through blood sweat, tears and sheer determination my advertising and self promotion is finally beginning to pay off and I have just scored more regular freelance work! I really…
A quote I read today and liked….
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music the words make." ~ Truman Capote