Writing Another Book

What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. It’s not about failing so much as the cost of publishing a book, the fact that publishing houses won’t often touch new writers now, and my complete inability in any way, shape, or form, to put what I do into words. I knowContinueContinue reading “Writing Another Book”

Mildred: I’m Baaack!

My darling people I’m so sorry for such a protracted absence, I needed a holiday. I have been betrayed! My dear Julius Ackass, with whom I’ve enjoyed a close personal relationship for at least 20 years has found another love! My heart is…slightly cracked, how could he do this. Her name is Dora and whatContinueContinue reading “Mildred: I’m Baaack!”

Stopping Worrying

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? I used to worry in case there was something I should be worrying about and I’d forgotten what it was. I also suffered from undiagnosed acute anxiety. Whilst I had lovely parents with much to recommend them, through no fault of their own their livesContinueContinue reading “Stopping Worrying”

Just One

Who are your favorite artists? God/creation/nature. Whichever way you look at it this world is a work of art. Theoretical physicist and mathematician, Frank Wilczek, argued that beauty is the fundamental motive behind the universe, and that if there is a creator they are an artist. His book “A Beautiful Question” is worth reading. YetContinueContinue reading “Just One”

My Mind is Rarely Made Up

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? My mind is far too flexible to be made up. Life is full of questions with nowhere near the number of definite answers otherwise known as opinions. Often humans mistake an opinion for knowledge. Where I have changed my mind completely is in theContinueContinue reading “My Mind is Rarely Made Up”

Why?

Why do I keep fighting back?Using this puny voice in a world gone mad.Saying good things over and over againto a world so damaged that the existenceof goodness has become hard to credit.Believers believe despite all evidenceto the contrary.We also believe and we know that our evidence is worth believing in.Innocents and animals deserve safetyContinueContinue reading “Why?”