• In my last post I shared my love of charity shops and how they are a great place to acquire our beloved books. Today, quite by accident, I came across another delightful charity shop previously unknown to me. I found myself in the village of Ashby, part of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire and there was…

  • Before I explore the world of literature I would like to offer praise to those establishments from whom I acquire many of my books: the high street charity shop. In the UK we have the likes of Oxfam and British Heart Foundation and many more. They’re a great place to discover authors unfamiliar to you…

  • Found my niche

    I have been using WordPress, on and off, for a few years now. I publish now and then but not consistent enough to build a satisfactory following.  The problem I have had is what area to I want to focus on, to write about. I fear I have been too generic. But I believe I…

  • A Chatterbox God

    We have a God who is always speaking. In fact we have a God who never shuts up. He is, for want of a better word, a chatterbox. He talks to us through His creation, His Word, the Bible, His people and more importantly he has spoken to us through His Son, Jesus Christ. He…

  • Be doers of the words

    You know, in life, I have  found there is a big difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it. For instance, I really like flying (and have done a bit of flight simming) though having that passion to fly (for real) and actually going out and getting a pilots license are worlds apart.…

  • They will soar on wings like Philadelphia Eagles

    ‘…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength . They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.’ Isaiah 40:31 The above Bible verse is thought to have been written in the middle of the 6th century B.C. but following…

  • The thorn

    By Lewan Dell I’m just a lowly wooden thorn With all my brothers share Upon the briar, this ‘Salem morn Of glorious flowers bare. ‘Tis but a humble existence, Some, for protection, say, To crimson berries in attendance, On whose fruit our future lay. But one day my brothers and I are thrown Into the…

  • The Greatest Showman – it’s the inside that counts

    The Greatest Showman – it’s the inside that counts (1Samuel 16:7) I recently went to watch The Greatest Showman, what I considered to be one of the greatest screen musicals I had seen in a long time. Not since the film version of Les Miserables have I been moved by music and story. It’s no…

  • I am a grapheus

    I am a grapheus

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  • The End of Pleasure

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    Here’s another short story written a while ago now as part of an assignment. If you like my work please comment, folllow or share.                                                              …