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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The Writer's Life: Whatever Happened to Storytelling? We All Need Stories.

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Whatever happened to storytelling ? It’s a question I’ve found myself asking quite a lot lately. I read that people want real stories, the ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Book Review : The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven - The Joy of a Born Storyteller.

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  I first read actor David Niven ’s memoir, The Moon’s a Balloon , published in 1971, back in the mid-1970s. It was the first “adult” book t...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

The Truth About Medium, An Interlude - Writing For Pennies - A Poem

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Writing for pennies, I wait and dream, Writing for pennies, is not what it seems. Writing for pennies, just you and me, Writing for pennies,...
Monday, October 20, 2025

The Truth About Medium - Part Six  -  Here's the One About Money

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  This post covers my earnings at Medium for 2024-25.  2024 earnings from the time I joined the Medium Partner Program to the end of Decembe...

Son of My Father - We All Did Dumb Things At School (an extract)

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Just one of the dumb things that I did at school, when I was a lad. From Son of My Father. I remember the headmaster because of the one tim...
Friday, October 10, 2025

How Son of My Father Found Its Name - The Story Behind a Book Title, and a Half-Forgotten Song

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In 2022, I wrote a book called Son of My Father. I remember the moment the title came to me. I was pacing around my home, thinking — search...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Son of My Father - Who Was My Dad? The Man I Never Really Knew

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When I began writing Son of My Father , I realised how much of my dad’s story I never really knew. So much of who he was existed quietly in ...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Son of My Father - The Funeral Service (an extract)

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An extract from my memoir, Son of My Father.       A very different time. My Brother wrote the service for mam's funeral. He wrote the...

I Don't Have An Amazon Kindle - Can I Still Read Kindle E-Books? (Yes, You Can!)

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You don’t need an Amazon Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books . Learn how to read Kindle e-books on your phone, tablet, computer, or web bro...
Monday, October 6, 2025

The Truth About Medium - Part Five  -  Let's Talk About Money

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One of Medium ’s biggest attractions for writers is the chance to earn money right away. You join the Medium Partner Program ( MPP ), write...