And create the engagement you need — Many of you will at some point, decide to produce either video or recorded content for your blogs. I thought I would share with you some of the methods that work well for maintaining the reader’s interest and focus. I have learnt these lessons by studying other blogs and by…

Cabbage Chesterton was on the radio. Cabbage Chesterton had the same voice as her, the girl that Tim had been seeing at college; the girl he had been helping with her homework. The one who, when Gem met her for the first time, said, “I’m Cabbage Chesterton”, as if Gem…

Well I may never have been The dictionary definition of Gen Xer is ‘born between around 1966 to 1980…after the novel by Douglas Copeland, a German born Canadian artist and novelist’ Quote is taken from dictionary.com The more I read about Gen Xers, the less I feel like one. We…

A short story inspired by the pandemic — Have I fallen in? — Pick me up, would you? Have I fallen out? — That’s better Have I fallen out of love? Have I fallen out of love with books? — ouch At what point did I fall in love with books? — kiss me This merry-go-round. Let me…

A response to that question during difficult and challenging times — During the pandemic, I had to face a difficult problem. Was I being a neglectful parent by not carrying out my parenting duties? Should I drive through several counties to visit my children? I felt a little like that famous rebellious character, Ariadne, the Cretan princess who rebels against her father and the law to give her brother a private burial, rather than leave him to be pecked off by birds. No one had died, yet, but this felt like a life or…

Was I brave or stupid? — Hello bloggers, writers, gardeners, artists, parents, and creative, spontaneous people everywhere. Hello procrastinators, shy people, introverts; ah, hello extroverts. The world is a better place for us all being here, isn’t it. I love Medium. Medium is one of the best decisions I ever made, apart from deciding to have a big family. I am lucky that I was blessed with my wonderful children, and I give thanks for the people in my life every day.

Readers, I need your help with my pitch — Preamble for my 500 Medium readers I promised to post this next, but, and it’s a big but, I became unable to sleep for a whole 12 hours and wrote several blogs in a short space of time. I would really appreciate the help of anyone who has ever pitched anything. Being absolutely rubbish at selling…

Editing can wait — tomorrow never comes — An exploration into the process of creative writing How often are you spontaneous? Do you ever stop and just do something and see where it takes you? We write spontaneously. The process of writing involves an idea that has usually been sparked by a comment or something we have seen, experienced, or read. Being good at ordering our…

A story about breast feeding — I have been thinking lately about what I really want to share with the reading public. As I said once before, I used to dream of having a column when I was in my twenties and thirties and an avid reader of ‘She’ magazine and read Vanessa Feltz, not Vanessa…