Nov 17, 2021
Have you noticed how thrillers often start in a comfortable homely scene just before everything goes wrong? Here is a mini thriller with a miracle ending: On Saturday, I was going to London to meet one of my oldest friends, Annabel. I have known her since...
Nov 12, 2021
This was me last Friday after a 5k run. I have just started running again after a 2 year gap. It is not the most flattering photo in the world. I wanted to show off my life support machine because it is #diabetesawarenessmonth. I was going to...
Nov 4, 2021
I pride myself on my grasp of the English language. I can write to deadlines, I understand shades of meaning. I am a poet, an editor, a writer. I used to teach English as a foreign language. In coaching, I work with words and meanings. I listen with care. I can read...
Nov 4, 2021
Do you know anyone who thinks INSIDE the box? Even if it is warm and draughtproof and has carpet on the floor, a box is a very restrictive place. Thoughts cannot spread their wings in there. Particularly if you value connection, creativity, growth and vision. Yet...
Nov 4, 2021
Last week we had All Hallows Day (the day after Halloween). It is when we traditionally remember the ‘good’ dead. Saints rather than demons… I find myself in a reflective mood. Two days ago there was a train crash in my town. Two...
Oct 18, 2021
I was mentoring a young man – a student. He was feeling wretched. He said he was lazy and stupid.Two years ago he failed his school exams and was unable to go into sixth form. Then all of his friends in the neighbourhood left town to go to...
