I’ve been writing a very small piece of text now for what feels like a stupid length of time. Normally if I decide to write something I just get on and do it, this time I’ve been distracted at every turn. This time however I have found the distractions an inspiration rather than an annoyance, the dry and somewhat musty text I was writing has become much more personal, it’s almost a biography of inspiration (which I imagine is a phrase that makes little sense to anyone). I’m not sure…
Read MoreAuthor: Graeme Skinner
That wooshing sound…
…may not be your life passing you by but how do you tell? I was sitting at work last night; it was around twenty to three in the morning and I was watching the rain was blattering against the window when the thought came to me – what the hell am I doing sitting idle, there is so much I could be doing.
Read MoreIn search of Gandalf
I’m after a bit of input from Tolkien readers to help me with a blog/text I’m writing on Gandalf. So if you’ve read either the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings please spare five minutes to answer a couple of questions…
Read MoreThat’s not the North!
With the magic of the interweb you can sign up for all kinds of automatic notifications, one I use quite a bit is the weather warnings from the Met Office. Today I received a weather warning for the North West of England, slightly concerned I visited the website…
Read MoreSo, what do you paint?
A number of times recently people have asked me how I like to fill my time, to which I respond that I like to paint, every time they’ve asked the same question “so, what do you paint?” In the past this has been an easy question to answer, I paint landscapes, but do I?
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