You Were Married When I Met You is a collection of poetry about one person’s experiences of being ‘The other woman’ which I find is rarely spoken about because of the shame and the vitriol that the other woman is subjected to in popular culture and society. As Rebecca Rijsdijk says in her introduction, ‘‘The … Continue reading Book Review. You Were Married When I Met You by Rebecca Rijsdijk
reaction the cave of skulls ‘I’m afraid this yearometer is not calculating properly.’ Doctor. The start of something in the TARDIS not working as originally designed ‘What concrete evidence would satisfy you, mm?’ Doctor ‘just open the doors Dr. Foreman.’ Ian ‘Doctor Who?’ Doctor 'what's he talking about?’ ‘Grandfather, do you know where we are?’ … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Cave of Skulls/The Forest of Fear/The Firemaker
reaction So policeman, junkyard and a humming police box Year is 1963 Setting is Coal Hill School Two schoolteachers ‘And I know you’re going to tell me I’m imagining things.’ Barbara ‘No, I’m not.’ Ian. He laughs, I think he wants to Seems like Ian is a jovial, laid back, man ‘I like walking through … Continue reading Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Hi all. Hope you are well. This week I have been typing up the contents of 3 different notebooks. Poems I have written in the past 5 years. You know sometimes you write in a notebook and then shelf the notebook and never look at it again? So when you do, eventually open that notebook, … Continue reading Progress Report
Sober on a Drunk Planet is a book about sobriety. It writes about the health benefits of quitting alcohol, reassessing relationships and the culture of alcohol, especially in the UK. It reflects on the (fantastic) benefits of sobriety: the money you save and hangovers you no longer suffer from. I appreciated reading Sean Alexander’s point … Continue reading Book Review. Sober on a Drunk Planet by Sean Alexander.
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