Tag: Long reads

How The Blind Can See With Sounds (& me too)

Many people know that creatures like Bats and Dolphins navigate by sonar like systems but is unknown to many is that blind humans can do so too.  In recent years, there have been more and more documentaries and reports on this phenomenon and the vast majority of people seem very much shocked by this.  How… Continue reading How The Blind Can See With Sounds (& me too)

Top Tips For Writing Fiction Part 2

Here is the second and final post offering advice on writing and life in general from some of the biggest names in contemporary literature.  You can see part one here. Though I’m not in anyway officially successful and I do feel sorry for people who complain about how hard writing is, I just don’t get… Continue reading Top Tips For Writing Fiction Part 2

How Shakespeare has influenced Pop Culture

How can I be British, a writer, yet have never really written about Shakespeare in over 3 years of blogging. Would you believe that when I was at Secondary School (High School), it was politically incorrect for us to learn Shakespeare as part of the generally, we can’t be proud of any of the good… Continue reading How Shakespeare has influenced Pop Culture

Prince Philip – Consort, sailor, charity patron, buffoon and god! 100 Prince Philip gaffes.

Everyone knows that HRH Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Less well known is her husband HRH the Duke of Edinburgh or simply Prince Philip as he is known to most people.  Having recently celebrated his 94th birthday, he is the oldest ever… Continue reading Prince Philip – Consort, sailor, charity patron, buffoon and god! 100 Prince Philip gaffes.

100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Most of us are familiar with the holocaust in WW2 enacted by Nazi Germany against Jewish people, Gypsies, communists and the mentally ill but this week sees the 100th anniversary of another holocaust or Genocide, the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. Historically The Ottoman Empire had far outshone most European states for centuries in terms of… Continue reading 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Who to vote for when all the political parties suck?

In the U.K. we have our General Election on 7th May 2015 and whilst I don’t generally blog on politics I thought I’d make an exception given how this election seems to be even more important than usual.  I could have titled this post ‘Who to vote for when many of the political parties have good… Continue reading Who to vote for when all the political parties suck?

Better Together – Scottish Separatist Referendum

For everyone living in the U.K., we’ve all been aware that the big day has been approaching for years (indeed some have been waiting for it for 300 years) whilst for everyone overseas, if you didn’t know there was going to be a referendum in Scotland on thursday then you will soon. As someone born… Continue reading Better Together – Scottish Separatist Referendum

Armistice Day – Remembrance Sunday

I am re-posting this article from last year as many of my reader won’t have seen it before and it is still one of the most viewed posts I have written. Sunday sees the third, final and probably by far the most important in the triumvirate of special days in the UK autumn calendar, Armistice… Continue reading Armistice Day – Remembrance Sunday

Remember, Remember The 5th Of November

Following from Halloween, the second in our group of 3 special days at this time of year is Guy Fawkes Night, now more commonly known as Bonfire Night. Not having an Independence Day or an official National Day, Guy Fawkes Night is a day that children look forward to for many weeks in the U.K. … Continue reading Remember, Remember The 5th Of November