4 days agoMember-onlyTrapped in the CrossfireNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: How Humanity got lost in all the noise — Many people in the UK will know of the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe but after watching the recent documentary and being drawn to tears by it, I make no apology to highlight her plight again and the cost to innocent people when politics takes over humanity. I took a keen…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in Blow Your Stack·Mar 17Member-onlyDear MediumAn Open letter to the Editors of Medium — The time has come to write an open-letter article to Medium. We all have grumbles with Medium and apart from the financial side most of them are inconsequential. Thus, I was inclined to keep my tiny whinges to myself until last Saturday broke the camel’s back and I can hold…Medium9 min readMedium9 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyTV Will Make a Drama out of a CrisisPart Four of My Favourite TV Series by Genre: Drama — This is the final part of my recommended television series. After previous articles concentrating on crime, comedy, and war, I had considered breaking them down further into genres such as period dramas, westerns, and sport. …Television9 min readTelevision9 min read
Published in Plethora Of Pop·Mar 10Member-onlyFavourite Music from The MoviesMovie Music Challenge from Plethora of Pop — When a writing prompt arrives at your doorstep involving film and music, it is impossible to resist. As per normal that wonderful usual suspect Buddy Gott has come up with a magnificent idea for writers to name their favourite music from the movies. Before I continue, Buddy Gott is such…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Mar 7Member-onlyI’m No Spring Chicken!BJ’s This or That Spring Fling Challenge — It’s the beginning of the month and of course, that pesky and great writer Brett Jenae Tomlin has come up with a new Spring writing prompt with some very interesting questions. Spring is on the way although here in the UK it will definitely not feel like it this week…Spring4 min readSpring4 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyThe True Bond of Band of BrothersPart Three of My Favourite TV Series by Genre: War — I have to admit to not watching that many war dramas on television. Mainly because the genre is not as popular on tv as crime, comedy, and other dramas. I have several favourite war films but still prefer to watch historical documentaries about the conflicts of past and present. Yet…TV Series7 min readTV Series7 min read
Mar 2Member-onlyGetting High at High SchoolA High School Writing Prompt Ok. You asked for it Paul Combs after tagging me in this writing prompt. Here is Paul’s entertaining response. A ‘High School Days’ Prompt to Wrap Up the Month You know I can’t resist a promptmedium.com I was busy composing my weekly article whilst pretending to help customers with IT issues but couldn’t get this monkey off my back. When I looked…High School4 min readHigh School4 min read
Feb 24Member-onlyIs Fawlty Towers Faultless Comedy?Part Two of My Favourite TV Series by Genre: Comedy — As I did crime last time, the perfect antidote to that is comedy. Of all the genres, comedy is probably the most subjective. What one finds hilariously funny, another can remain stone face and unimpressed with what is going on. My wife is the perfect example especially when it comes…Comedy8 min readComedy8 min read
Feb 23Member-onlyRIP John MotsonA Tribute to the Legendary Sports Commentator This is just a very short article that I had to pen before my full weekly one. Many of our friends outside the UK will not know this legend but anyone who follows sport over here in particular football will be saddened by…Football2 min readFootball2 min read
Published in Plethora Of Pop·Feb 17Member-onlyWhat is the Perfect Album from Start to Finish?12 Great Albums That May Be in Contention — I saw this question on Twitter a while ago and was fascinated by the huge response to it and the albums put forward. For a start, the question is so personal depending on musical tastes. Can any album be classed as perfect and because it is so subjective what do…Music7 min readMusic7 min read
