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Trying to get past writers block

Originally posted on Writing Creatively With Spirit:
In the book Walking in This World Julia Cameron suggest that all artists including writers should do something every week that have nothing to do with their art. On Tuesday I went shopping…

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Late for Lit Fuse

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Friday 8th November 2013 Less time on the phone and I may have made it on time I went to see my friend Roy McFarlane in a performance at the Midland Arts Centre…

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Thinking out of the box

Originally posted on Writing Creatively With Spirit:
Thursday 7th November 2013 Bishop Joe Aldred I went to a book launch tonight. Bishop Joe Aldred was celebrating yet another publication. One that encourages us to ‘think outside the box’. It was…

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Back to the start

Originally posted on Writing Creatively With Spirit:
Monday 28th October 2013 This last week I’ve taken to my bed more than usual, the result of being exhausted after my Cameroon experience. When I wasn’t actually sleeping, (which I’ve done a…

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Cameroon Experience – Reflections – What I will and won’t miss

Originally posted on Writing Creatively With Spirit:
Wednesday 23rd October 2013 Just before I left Cameroon someone asked me what I’ll miss. As I thought about my answer it seemed that most of the things I’ll miss have a counterbalancing…

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Brindley Place Film Festival

  The Brindley Place Outdoor Film Festival ended today. I came across it by accident on Thursday when I went to a meeting at the Ikon Gallery. There was a small gathering of people on the steps by the fountains … Continue reading

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May holiday bliss

We’ve just come to the end of a bank holiday weekend where the sun shone for most of the time. It’s amazing how the sun lifts the spirits and makes even the mundane things, like going shopping, weeding the garden … Continue reading

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Welsh paradise

A perfect day in Welsh retreat paradise. Woke up after ten hours sleep, meditated for an hour, and wrote journal. Went to gym and worked hard. Swam, hung out in the sauna and Jacuzzi – 3 hours in the leisure … Continue reading

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The Birmingham meet

Hundreds of young people from across the country converged on Victoria Sq this afternoon just to meet up and say ‘hello’, to meet new people they’ve probably only spoken to on line or to just meet new people. A lot of … Continue reading

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White-out in Brum

The beautiful white week is coming to an end. Well, I say beautiful, but not everyone saw it that way, there were many people calling the snow ‘terrible’ ‘a nightmare’ ‘horrible.’ A bank cashier said ‘it was all quite novel … Continue reading

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