Shades of half-grown stories flitting through my mind I am left breathless by the quick succession of ideas What does it mean to be a writer? To find fact in fiction and fiction in fact? To travel the journey from beginning to end? In earnest of more tales to come? Writing a character isn't easy. Why do people write? It clutches your mind until you're finished, But it's liberating, isn't it? To rise above reality and Escape from ...
This may seem like an oxymoron, but there is such a thing as spiritual Goth. I own a great deal of this genre of music (however small it might be) because it's spiritual and inspirational without being "churchy" or "superficial", like so many Christian artists seem bent on today. For all those suffering on this board, whether it's cancer, nasty break-ups, work, lost muses, etc, here's a song that sends shivers down my spine - the music and lyrics work beautifully ...
I guess my last post stumped you poets. So, who knows who where this line is from and who wrote it? "Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress."
Interesting. While I was happily sleeping (very late I must add, as it’s the holidays now) I was woken up by mum coming into my room. It turned out that it was earlier than usual and she wasn’t saying bye. She’s taken to watching GMTV in the mornings when she’s missed the weather the night before. It turns out that today they revealed Doctor Who’s next assistant, Catherine Tate, from the last Christmas special with the spider. She turned down the offer of travelling with him. That’s an interesting ...
Far be it from me to rain on any of my fellow Americans' barbecues and fireworks (even parades), but ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happened in Philadelphia on 4 July 1776. Aside from minor discussions concerning the Declaration and its publication, only John Hancock the Congressional President and its Secretary Charles Thomson signed their names to the newly-created document. Thus, (for those who didn't know but care to know) the day we celebrate as the Fourth of July was a routine day, not one of drama and ...
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