I know. Easter was a few weeks back. At the time, I was too busy to post the images and so I’ve had to wait until now. Basically, these are painted, hard-boiled, eggs that I made for an egg hunt in the hamlet near where …
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Interesting Facts about the Cinderella Fairy Tale
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25 Great Facts about Children’s Books
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Read More10 Worst Screen Characters
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. So, there I was, minding my own business, when… You’ve already heard it? Yeah, well, once again that geezer, Ben Willoughby, asked me to name ten more Movie/TV characters. This time I need to name and shame my worst screen …
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10 Favourite Screen Characters
So, there I was… minding my own business… when I was ambushed and tagged by that no-good ruffian, Ben Willoughby, to name ten of my favourite Movie/TV characters. It took a while for me to narrow the list down. It’s not as easy as you think and …
Read MoreRock under Tree
Taken from my rocky perch beneath an old pine tree.
There I sat scribbling notes for additional scenes within “Glade”. The wind was quite fierce and the threat of rain ever present, but it only added to the tapestry unfolding within my mind.
Although the old tree is not in these photos, it is quite interesting. You see, it was struck by lightning during a thunderous storm several months past. The tree caught fire and blazed ferociously yet was not entirely consumed. Half the tree continues to grow and yet the other half remains scarred and barren.
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A Valentine’s Tale
Here’s the last Valentine’s poem I’ll post. I wrote this for someone back in 2005. Despite the lack of reaction it garnered at the time, I thoroughly enjoyed writing this. I tested it out on a class of children I was teaching at the time and …
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The Chalice – Songs and Chants from the book
I now realise, much to my chagrin, that I should have included reference to the tunes that the songs within The Chalice made use of. Those that follow “the beautiful game” (football to all you heathens) will already know the songs that are frequently sung around …
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10 Short Medieval Poems Everyone Should Read
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‘Glade’ – an excerpt
Despite my better judgment, I have decided to post a brief excerpt from Glade. The book is to be divided into three parts. This fragment will appear within in part one. I won’t explain who, where, and why. It is, as I say, just a snippet …
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