The passage of time cannot, in every circumstance, retire pain and grief. It might ease, but it doesn’t go away. On occasions like today, the 15th anniversary of the London…
Category: Family
The Alternative Path
The other day I had a dream, ‘The Potter Rebellion‘. From that dream I span a podcast, talking about how the Potterverse would change if Harry decided ‘sod it, I…
30 Day Challenge – Day 4
Today, I am writing about someone who inspires me. There are quite a few people who inspire me, but the one I will talk about is, predictably, my daughter. I…
The Past and Present and Future
I don’t recall the specifics, but the other night I dreamt of my Nan again. I think this is because the other day, she would have turned 100, and her…
99 Word Prompt: 100 Candles
I don’t know why I haven’t done this before. Floridaborne, of Two on a Rant, has been sharing (via Carrot Ranch) prompts for little stories, and I thought I’d finally…
Pressing Requests
My daughter likes me to tell stories that mash up our world with fictional worlds. In particular, she likes Pokemon and Legend of Zelda mix-ups. I’m glad she enjoys me…
Feeling Accomplished
It’s a minor thing, but I’ve now put together nearly 68,000 words of my Warlord story. I’ve developed a few new Formula 1 pages (including updates to driver profiles, a…
The Late Hour
It’s nearly 11pm as I start writing this post. 10.57pm to be exact. It’s late, obviously, and the sun has long since set. We are into the middle of May,…
Back to School? No
Tentative plans to reopen schools and businesses, under strict conditions, were recently announced by the government. These plans have been ripped to shreds, especially the parts about schools. Teachers and…
Things I want right now
At the top of this list is a haircut. I need a haircut. I will quite happily go for a number two all over (that’s shaving it really short, for those…