Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred – Whimsical Journals From Deep Within A Capricious Mind

Wake Me Up When September Ends

It’s just gone 7am. Inside chez Strachan tiredness reigns, outside rain….. well, also reigns. Thunder and lightning provided a cacophonous overnight soundscape; this backdrop ruining my attempts of slumbering peacefully. […]

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A Recharge Without A Charger

I’m away for couple of days and, lax packing for the sojourn, am bereft of laptop charger. A consequence of throwing two iPhone chargers, instead of the power adapter and […]

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Low Fell Shopping 1970’s Style

“Just give me the money next time you’re in.” A quote I’ve been in receipt of twice in the last fortnight. The amiable utterances bestowed by owners of two local […]

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Turned Out Nice Again!

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Was Orwell 36 Years Early?!

“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell. I recently stumbled across the English author’s above philosophy. The stumble didn’t cause an injury serious […]

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Sketchy

I wrote recently of a new creative avenue I’ve started wandering. These tentative inaugural steps undertaken in the pastime of primitive art. Etchings drawn to accompany a whimsical quip or […]

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When Less Is More

Despite existing on a landscape with the largest number of global media channels in history, today I’ve pondered whether any previous world crisis has manifested such widespread confusion amongst the […]

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Idyllic

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Long Overdue Recycling

This morning witnessed my inaugural visit to the bottle bank since UK’s COVID lockdown commenced in March. During the intervening months numerous empty wine bottles have stacking up in my […]

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Daily Exorcise

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The Rain In…..

With precipitation yet again forming part of my writing landscape, the refrain ‘The Rain In Spain Falls Mainly On The Plain’ , from musical My Fair Lady, plays repeatedly on my cranial […]

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Wear A Mask They Said!!

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The Cavalry’s Arrived

Yesterday afternoon, yours truly received a much needed fillip when my son Jonny and fiancée Jenny arrived at chez Strachan on their trusty steed. This arrival rescuing spirits borne from […]

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COVID Genie

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Behind Blue Eyes

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Right Royal Night Visions!

I’d a fairly vivid dream last night, during which I met HRH Queen Elizabeth II. This chance encounter playing out whilst walking along a seaside pier at Blackpool, Lancashire. A […]

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