the grapheus

Tag: blogging

  • One Voice Follow up

    One Voice Follow up

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    Last week I posted a piece on One Voice Children’s Choir and a pastel painting I had completed in tribute to them and their Director Masa Fukuda. If you want to read it here is the link. This post received the most views and comments across social media than any other piece I have written…

  • To have and to hold?

    To have and to hold?

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    Please do not let the title mislead you, this is not a blog about marriage! But it is about the nature of books and how we consume them. I know this is not a new argument nor are my opinions original but considering the fact that book sales, whether print, digital or audio, have been…

  • Charity begins with tomes part 2

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    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…

  • Charity begins with tomes

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    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

    Found my niche

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    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…