Part four of draft re-edit……… —————————– On Joe’s return from making the tea he handed Louise, who was sitting at her desk, a mug of tea. The young lady looked pleased with herself after what’d been a successfully handled inaugural phone chat with a patron. He’d overheard Louise’s call to the woman called Joanne who…
Month: January 2020
New Literary Venture – Day 3
In the previous two days, in narratives A New Literary Venture, and New Literary Venture – Day 2 yours truly posted the first two re-edited drafts of the first 2,500 words of a book I’d original written in 2010, but has sat unloved gathering dust for a decade….. Today, I’ve updated the next 2,200 words, forwarded in…
New Literary Venture – Day 2
Yesterday, in the narrative A New Literary Venture, I posted the first 1,300 words re-write of a draft book I original wrote in 2010….. Today, I updated the next 1,100 words, which I forward in lieu of a blog (from which I’m having a hiatus:- In the dark office Louise Swailes raised her head from…
A New Literary Venture
As written about previously in the narrative My 2020 Vision, I plan to cut back on the number of blogs I pen for a short period in order to concentrate on re-writing a 370+ page draft tome initially written in spring of 2010. This a fictional emotional support team who bear the title of BEST (Birtdale…
Should’ve Gone To Specsavers
Tidying out drawers this afternoon I came across a couple of long forgotten male grooming products. Originally part of a cosmetic gift box received for Christmas 2018, the two small tubes remnants of a set whose face wash and moisturiser containers I’d utilised during 2019. Unearthing these products, which I believe were festive trinkets from…
Russell’s Reflections
Last year, quite by accident I became aware of excerpts from the work of late philosopher/essayist Bertrand Russell. Knowledge I stumbled upon on during binge watching YouTube videos of thought-provoking advocacies delivered by individuals such as Stephen Fry, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. In a compilation of celluloid lectures, where sitting engrossed at…
Toasting The Bard of Argyll
25th January 2020 – Today sees Scots around the world marking the birthday of 18th century Caledonian poet and lyricist Rabbie (Robert) Burns. Incorporated within these global Burns Night celebrations revellers will feast on haggis, neeps and tatties; along with partaking in a wee dram to toast the national poet of Scotland. In some cases,…
Peaky Blinders
Yesterday morning saw GJ Strachan chronicling his daily blog in a different coffee house to the usual domaine d’ecriture. Circumstances dictated to some extent by an unscheduled need to visit his east Leeds based GP and pharmacist. A medication hiccup which required immediate attention the catalyst to re-arrangement of journalling location. Footnote – The medication…
He’s Ceased To Be
Yesterday. I was saddened to learn of Monty Python writer/performer Terry Jones’ passing. Borrowing slightly from his colleagues, Dead Parrot sketch writers John Cleese and the late Graham Chapman, Jones has joined Chapman as the second Python team member whose ceased to be, expired, gone to meet his maker, pushing up the daisies, run down the…