Welcome
Hello, and welcome to my writing home.
It is presented simply as the writing I choose to share in my little corner of the internet, which is likely to grow as time goes on.
Much, but not all, of the writing can be found on Medium, and that will likely grow, too. A link is provided for anyone who is a Medium member.
This will be all me, living the rest of my life from one day to the next.
This is likely to be updated and changed as time goes on.
I added the reading and cinema viewing as I saw that as part of story-telling, and thus, very relevant. I have chosen to give my opinion of both the books read (or listened-to) and the films viewed, adding the IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes scores for the films, to provide some contrast.
As for the ‘Random Video’, it is literally what it says on the tin, so to speak, simply because I enjoy listening to music.
And as far as the header used on this website is concerned, my outlook in life is one of ‘learning to soar’, and I feel that we should all support the UN Declaration of Human Rights, and the LGBTQIA+ communities throughout the world.
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Recent Posts
End of Year – Reflections
Coming and Going – And gone forever
That Was the Week – Beginning 18 November 2024
Dastardly Dave – May he be cursed forever
That Was the Week – Beginning 11 November 2024
Mr Robinson’s Razor – And something to shave away
Old Cronies – Friends for life
Additional Posts
Turning A New Leaf – Nothing is what it seems
Arrival – Arrival is now
Not So Cute – But absolute skill
In The City – Choking on the dust
My Voice – My voice is Scottish
Arriving Slowly – From the legacy of damp
Streetball – Kids with skills
Underground – Labyrinthine burrows
Aqua – Delightful droplets
Searching for Love (A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.)
The Cold and Dark – I see the snow that isn’t there
Quercus Robur – The joy of English oak
Note To Self – Moving on
The Streets – Are not paved with gold
Tea In An Instant – Refreshing
Pockets – Full of memories
I Want To Be – Not yet certain
Commuting – Wish it was the weekend
Changing The Guard – Marking a new beginning
Brave Little Heart – A leap to freedom
Cinema 2024
December
We Live in Time (Me: 7 / IMDB: 7.0 / Rotten Tomatoes: 77%)
Conclave (Me: 8 / IMDB: 7.4 / Rotten Tomatoes: 93%)
November
Blitz (Me: 9 / IMDB: 6.3 / Rotten Tomatoes: 81%)
Reading 2024
December
Claudia Rankine – Citizen (Current)
Andrew McMillan – Physical (Completed) 9/10
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout (Current)
Kafka On The Shore – Haruki Murakami (Current)
November
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout (Current)
Kafka On The Shore – Haruki Murakami (Current)
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – Shehan Karunatilaka (Completed) 8/10
October
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – Shehan Karunatilaka (Current)
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout (Current)
Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin (Completed) 9/10
September
Sandman Part 1 – Neil Gaiman (Completed) 7/10
August
Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Completed) 8/10
July
Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver (Completed) 9/10