Journeys Into The Night

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• Teaching them young
  on May 23, 2013 in Life London hatred murder race religion terror terrorism terrorists Woolwich
  Most of us don’t change our minds about anything important after the age of 20. We get set in our ways early. One of the earliest mindsets to form is about religion. Kids baptised in the Church of England and sent to a CofE church when theyR...
• The post-match report
  on Mar 7, 2013 in Friends Life football friends friendship
  Some friends of mine and I have a game we play any time we all go to a party together. We don’t really have a name for it – it definitely needs one – but we pattern it after the television coverage of a major sporting event. A big football matc...
• Transition
  on Dec 3, 2012 in Family Friends Life Writing 40th ageing birthday growing up musings
  Tomorrow I turn 40. There… I’ve said it! For months, it’s been there, creeping up on me, peeking out from behind the corners of my consciousness, shimmering silver from beneath the receding black, etching a bit deeper into the smile lines. On t...
• The eternity of Joe Alvarez
  on Nov 25, 2012 in Friends Life childhood death Grief Loss and Bereavement memories remembrance
  When I played football as a child, there was this guy on the team named Joe Alvarez. You could go to every practice, read all the names on the team-sheet and play countless matches together, and of all the kids there, Joe was the one you’d notice t...
• Battle of the sexes
  on Nov 18, 2012 in Friends Life London Sex & Relationships battle of the sexes Mad Men men Meryl Streep relationships sex sexism women
  I’m on the job hunt these days, and a friend of mine just quit the one she’s had for two years. This piqued my interest because hers was the sort of role that I always found interesting and even coveted. But she insists that I’d be a fool to go...
• Remembrance
  on Nov 11, 2012 in Life Poetry armistice november 11 poppies poppy Remembrance Day World War I World War II
  If I die Do not cry Remember me as I am Remember me as a friend Remember me without tears Remember this one thing: That I haven’t really gone away My mind always ran free It’s just time for my feet To catch up with me!    ...
• The Streets
  on Oct 20, 2012 in Life London Writing creativity musings writer's block
  It was a beautiful day in London on Tuesday, one of those days that reminds you why you’re here, one of those days when you feel like you’re a part of something bigger, something important. Apart from New York, no other city can make me f...
• Walking contradiction
  on Sep 11, 2012 in Life London Random anger stress tiredness work
  I shoved a guy the other day. It wasn’t a push. It was a good, old-fashioned, solid shove, a violent explosion, inner rage pouring out that I didn’t even know was there. It was like putting an empty coffee mug in a microwave and watching in shock...
• How To Write
  on Sep 2, 2012 in Life Random Writing advice journalism words Writer writer resources writing
  Recently, I’ve been asked by a few people what advice I would give someone who wants to be a writer. They assume because I have a blog and once, as a full-time journalist, I wrote for a living, that I ought to be able to tell others how to do it. I...
• Higher, faster, stronger…
  on Aug 1, 2012 in Life London London2012. sport Olympics
  London made me proud last weekend. The Opening Ceremony of the XXX Olympiad was a brilliant celebration of British history, culture and diversity. The passing of the torch and design of the flame were inspired moments. For me, there is always somethi...

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