Category Archives: Thoughts
FACE OFF 2
The excellent Facebook Group Philosophy, Poetry and Art frequently posts challenging, intriguing quotes from well- known writers, artists and philosophers. And what fun! Comments roll in from both sides of our polarised society and I love reading them and engaging…
Do Lame Ducks Fly?
LISTENING TO LIZ TRUSS’ POST-KWASI PRESS CONFERENCE Like every other Brit, I can’t believe the depth of the sh…t we have had spattered at us. The most incredibly incompetent Prime Minister we have ever had, who appointed the most incompetent…
WINNERS!!!!
THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER…. The OVER 18 PRIZE of £100 is split between BEULAH HARRIS for her brilliant story I in which she evokes the serenity, power and inherent menace of the sea LORNA MALAN for her…
THE FINALISTS
THE JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN…. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE TASK to choose the three best megasagas (over 18s), one of which will be chosen as the winner of the £100 prize in four days time. If YOU are not amongst…
MEGASAGA COMPETITION!
YOU could win 100 delicious British pounds sterling and it’s FREE to enter! It’s that time of year again – MEGASAGA TIME! Are you a writer? Published, unpublished, aspiring? Can YOU write the perfect story with beginning, middle and end…
Meditation: Beyond Mindfulness
This is the system of meditation I have used for almost 50 years. I have finally managed to write it down, so I can leave it to you. It is a path to enlightenment. Buddhist Meditation given by Burmese Monk…
The Return of the Blue Moanies!
…as if they ever really went away! In a deeply unfair process, the Red Coffee Box was denied a Street Trader’s Licence. This was due to the opposition of Tory Councillor Joanna Biddle, with the assistance of the owner of…
BLACKMAIL AND GAMBLING and so are you!
Part Two of Cannibals and Christians…. I am a gambler, a victim of blackmail and protection rackets, and so are you. Have been for years! Blackmail, protection rackets and gambling, addicted I am. By law. And so are you. First,…
Love? Or not! What have you got? Why? Why not?
I’ve realised! Understood! Lying awake, as I do at 3am, mind wandering and roaming and tying itself up in knots, suddenly I understood how and why relationships work, or don’t work, or nearly work, or work for a while. So…