Tag Archives: history

Why Myth? IV… Stuart France

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

* ‘Gilgamesh is among the greatest things that can ever happen to a person.’ – Rainer Maria Rilke. Those of you with an eagle eye will have realised that next year’s Silent Eye, Spring Workshop has a mythological theme. It … Continue reading →

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Why Myth? ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

* ‘…history became legend, legend became myth…’ What a pleasant conceit, to suppose that this process produces myth. Whilst undoubtedly true for many legends the process can also work the other way. Many legends for example have produced history. Pre-eminently … Continue reading →

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The Rat in the Python #Fifties #Memoirs #Humour

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Reblogged from Judith Barrow: Many of you will have enjoyed Trish’s writing here before. She is one of my many talented students that I’m privileged to tutor each week. Hope you equally relish this dip into the past. For some … Continue reading →

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Stanton Drew ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

* Names matter. For practical purposes they are like elephants and flowing water. They follow the shortest, flatest path to wherever they are going, and en route the jagged edges first get smoothed and then get worn away. In this … Continue reading →

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North-easterly VI: Ringing a pele

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

There is something about a map, a proper, paper map, that makes a journey personal. We don’t tend to use sat-nav, resorting to such technologies only when cities force us to do so… and we had invested in a brand … Continue reading →

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Pyroplastic surge ~ Bobby Fairfield #writephoto

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

It was frustrating. For two days we had been sitting down in the hot, humid cellar. Our wine was warm, our food was cold. At least we could breathe down here, unlike in the street above. The choking fumes clogged … Continue reading →

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Pieman… Stuart France

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

When Pieman was very young, and living at the beginnings of time, he often slept with the Cave Bear Clan during stormy weather. * Over the course of many such nights, Big Brown Bear who was also very old, taught … Continue reading →

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Feeling True… Stuart France

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

…Her hand crept to the feather at her throat. Her gift from the gods. The colour of flame. She had strayed from the path. Seeking silence. Preparing herself for what was to come. The great bird had wheeled overhead. Soaring … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~ Churchill’s War Rooms

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Background World War II was the first time in its history that Britain faced a concentrated threat from the air. This aerial threat necessitated some discussion about how the British government would run the impending war and from where. Initially, … Continue reading →

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The beginning of a revolution ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Mist rolled down the hillside into the base of the valley where the small hamlet lay. Silence ruled as the hanging shroud dampened any sound. Then, cutting through the atmosphere, a clear, sharp repeated noise emerged. ‘Slap, slap, slap’ footsteps … Continue reading →

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