2015 – My Review Hello Dear Reader Well 2015 has now passed and often people reflect on their year, a personal review you might say. I am no different than millions of others, so beware spoilers ahead. (Well for time travellers at least). 2015 has, just like many other years, been filled with ups and downs across the board. It is often thought that the downs tend to come to the fore at this point and yes there were a…
Hello Dear Reader Sporting Rant … Part 2 Well it’s happened again. Sometime ago I wrote a small blog on the loss of sports from the BBC (free-to-air without ads I may add) to either subscription services (pay) or ad related channels. It appears that after many years back on BBC, F1 has once more been sacrificed due to money. This time, because of outside forces who will all know, the BBC has had to let F1 go. This time…
Why do Writers … Present Hello Dear Reader I recently had the honour to give a presentation to the Keele Creative Writing society on magazines. In my many years, I have given numerous presentations to a variety of people on a range of subjects. There have only been a few times when I felt really connected with the audience. Presenting to the KCWS was certainly one of them and it gave me a positive feeling. To stand up in front…
