20th Century
Echoes from Eternity: 36. Beyond English sound-worlds
Lockdown, at last, is easing in the UK – after over 100 days. So I’m winding up this little series of poetry readings. But if
5th July 2020
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words
20th Century
Echoes from Eternity: 25. Alistair Cooke’s Letter from America
This will probably seem a very odd inclusion into the Echoes series. After all, journalism is as ephemeral as it gets. Most of it is
6th May 2020
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20th Century
2019: Reading Highlights
These are in no particular order and I’ve picked them out as the ones I gave 5* to on my Goodreads page – you can
17th December 2019
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abuse
Sofia’s Story: 4. “You think only of yourself!”
Submit! He punched her with red hot angry words, their force spitting in her face. Submit! You promised you would – so why don’t you?Submit!
15th April 2019
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architecture
Q Combinations 20: The right and wrong ways to make us feel small (with Heaney & Gursky)
It’s a standard question for writers (or indeed any type of artist), so E. M. Forster would often be asked who or what had influenced
8th February 2019
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CHRISTIAN LIFE
Today’s The Day! When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend is OUT!!
It’s been quite the process! One draft was almost complete a year ago, but since then the book has undergone various revisions and tweaks –
17th May 2018
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21st Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 114 (February 2018)
Sacred Treasure David Robertson is often uncomfortably provocative – but he’s probably on the money here: 10 ‘prophecies’ for the church in 2018 An inspiring
1st February 2018
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advertising
The Catch22 of modern journalism summed up in one ad
I saw this advert the other day. It sums it all up really. People in power are up to no good. They have ulterior motives.
11th October 2017
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AFRICA
Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 108 (August 2017)
Sacred Treasure These are spectacular – ancient monasteries in Armenia: definitely on my bucket list. Chris Green on the cons and pros of pastors using
1st August 2017
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BOOKS/WRITING
5 Writing Tips Gleaned Along The Way
There are loads of advice lists from writers out there. But I think I can safely claim to be a writer now. And bizarrely enough,
30th July 2017
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Aldous Huxley
Tentative Steps towards Civility #2: Generosity towards others’ motivations
It is unavoidable. Each of us is motivated by many different desires and concerns: some positive, some negative, some altruistic, some self-oriented or even selfish.
28th July 2017
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current affairs
Tectonic words: a cry from the heart for substance
I wrote this a few months back – but have sat on it for a while. But somehow it feels more pressing than ever, amidst
26th July 2017
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