Yesterday evening, in between writing an absurd ‘True or False’ round in preparation for tonights Zoom quiz with buddies, I … More
Tag: essay
Hilda Chinwag
Yesterday, a family friend inquired about the creative process I follow while structuring fictional characters within narratives. They also enquired … More
Hiatus
This, my 2514th narrative, will be the last blog I write for a while. My motivation to write these 500+ … More
Morning Has Broken
“Morning has broken, like the first morning; blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.” What better way to start my … More
No Cigar
As I start this episode of GJ Strachan’s prevailing existence, an angry West Yorkshire breeze is doing it’s damnedest to … More
A Challenge Too Far?!
Sitting at my garden patio table, sipping a cryogenically cold lemonade to combat a thirst worked up during my recent … More
Futile Grudges
This afternoon’s scheduled garden maintenance has been scuppered by the lower back trauma consequential of previous horticultural chores. Subsequently, I’m … More
Menu Mayhem
The lower back trauma I wrote about in Gaining Groucho’s Gait, although significantly less uncomfortable, continues to plague me. Sporadic … More
Birthday Boy
It would’ve been my old man’s 84th birthday today. At 9am precisely, and in no particular order, he’d have commenced … More