Cake. Why don’t men make a fuss about cake… or gin? We’re made to think it’s women who go ‘ooooh, red velvet, ooooh, martini’ like we were under some kind of spell and these – admittedly delicious and lovely – things knock out our ability for lucid, angry thoughts. It’s almost as if women can’t […]
Black and white – The Tragedy of Macbeth
This is not a review, you can make your own minds up, just some images left on my mind. Black and white. The Tragedy of Macbeth is shot in black and white. Angular, stark, unflinching. Wingbeats of birds and blood drops build the drama, while the dagger is only in Macbeth’s head. Nothing in a […]
How to select a hobby
Starting a brand new hobby should always be high on the list of things you need to do. Hobbies are a great way to unwind, relax and have fun. If you don’t currently have a hobby you may be wondering how to select one and how to enhance your skills when you do take up […]
Pride – 113 words
Pride. It comes before a fall, they say, in a way that makes you want to suppress it, like a fart. Taking pride, on the other hand, is a good thing – to do with ironed creases and polished shoes. Things that line up. Mother’s Pride, instead, is a kind of bread in a waxy […]
The Top 4 Home Alarm Systems
Keeping our home safe is essential. If it weren’t, we’d hand our keys out to people on the streets. Luckily, securing your home has never been more exciting and more accessible, thanks to the advancements of technology and improved security system installation options. Now, instead of setting up an alarm on your home and leaving […]
Unread – 102 words
Lament for all the unread words. We bob on an ocean of instructions, appendices and contra-indications. As sterile as saline. Sentences curl around diagrams, lodged in folders, binders and on-line repositories, furiously punctuated for no one to see. Semi colons like silent trees falling in the forest. Think, won’t you, of the hours of writing, […]
5 ways to squeeze the most out of your pension
Sometimes in life, size matters. And when it comes to your retirement, how much you’re going to need in your pension pot is completely personal to you. It boils down to what you plan to do when you retire and how much these plans could cost you. By working alongside a company like Final Expense […]
Man and a dog – 121 words
Man and a dog. I used to have a dog like that, he said. Oh? I said. The dog, tucked under my arm, wagged against my ribs. Yes, and then, one day, it started biting people. Just like that, he said. Oh? I said, but I didn’t believe him. Yes, and suddenly it wasn’t smooth-haired […]