Returning to Medium – With all that implies
This week, I returned to Medium (platform for writers) for real, so to speak. I had shut-down my account, and removed all content, in January, but found that there wasn’t a better way to share writing, having examined all the options. I have actually been back since March with a completely clean slate, and was […]
Hamnet
12 January 2026 – Three of us thoroughly enjoyed Hamnet, two of us describing it as completely absorbing from the beginning, whilst one of our number described it as a bit slow to get going and, whilst not his style of movie, he could appreciate the quality of the production. For myself, I enjoyed it […]
Examining Posture in ‘The Age of Bronze’ by Rodin
The three views of Rodin’s statue are of a bronze cast of the sculpture known as ‘The Age of Bronze’ by Auguste Rodin, whilst the fourth image is that of the upper part of Michaelangelo’s ‘Dying Slave’, the stance of which Rodin was echoing in his ‘Age of Bronze’ sculpture. Clearly, the model in Rodin’s […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 20 October 2025
Returning to Medium this week it seems only right that I kick off by writing a post like this. I have now submitted my final writing project at university, so I can either sit and drum my fingers for a month or two, or thereabouts, or I can just get on with normal life, such […]
Finishing University Course – And returning to Medium
Poking my head back above the parapet again. My university project is now submitted, and so now, on that front, I simply have to wait to hear from them to see whether my work is worthy of their MA award – or not. Thus, apologies for absence, and now, I am aiming to be here […]
AI or Not? – Diplomacy preferred
This post is a response to a post in the Medium blog about AI. My thoughts are that AI is here to stay, whether you like it or not, whether you regulate it or not, whether people are honest about their use of it or not. You can rant, rave, demonstrate, jump up and down, […]
That Was The Week – Beginning 7 April 2025
I had a slow start to the week due to sleep issues for the first couple of days, but that soon changed, once I had caught-up on some decent sleep. I progressed into the week by exploring the merits of stylus writing on ‘Nebo’ and ‘OneNote’, the outcome of which was to decide that each […]
Things I Cared About – With tongue in cheek
Love. I cared about love. It came in many forms from many different kinds of people. I gave as much as I could manage. Breath. Yours or mine, or ours together, knowing we get to see another day. Mouthwash is good. Imbalance. Not everything has to be the same. Imperfection, too. It seems I have […]
That Was The Week – 13 January 2025
In this last week, a number of very significant things have been happening, and I have been trying to make sense of them, as one, single, tiny observer. The first of these has been the anxiety and distress seen amongst the people of Los Angeles who have been made homeless by the wild fires. We […]
Embracing Retirement – And continuing on with that chapter in life
When it comes to chapters, they can be deeply personal in our lives, and we might imbue them with a great deal of meaning, according to the emotional experience we have had within them. As I leave behind the world of work, and begin the new life (6 months in so far) of retirement, I […]