Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Today's itinerary includes the production and publishing of website prose, a gym session, a pharmacist visit and choir rehearsal. Events ensuring I'll spent my next few hours in the company of creativity, perspiration, medication and enthusiastically delivered warbling..... And that's just when I'm writing! Seriously, though, the penmanship and choir attendance undertaken as vehicles towards... Continue Reading →
A life in caricature; yeti's shield Court jester his sabre; difference he abhorred Two score summers and ten, seeking tribe Foolishly acquiescing, belonging incumbent. Caricature now reconciled at possessing mind random Vive la difference, mantra of his redemption Worries not now of prejudiced fellows Spiteful connivers; thimblerigging to deceive. Incongruity acceptance is caricature’s saviour Offending... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday the Irish provided my afternoon entertainment when their national rugby team comfortably beat the Italians 63-10, in Rome. Fast forward seven days to yesterday, and my Saturday afternoon enjoyment was similarly provided by natives of the Emerald Isle. This time, though, it wasn’t rugby players Earls, Heaslip, O’Brien et al exhibiting their undoubted skills. Instead... Continue Reading →