PinnedCoping with cancer through HaikuI met my wife in the winter of 2018, she had lost her mother to cancer and she too was dealing with a new diagnosis of primary peritoneal…Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024
PinnedStrange Tales of Crime: Case 1 -The down after the highWARNING — The following cases have descriptions of crime that some readers may find disturbing.Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
PinnedThe art of effective communciation/avoiding pitfallsWhether we’re on our mobile phones, talking to our families or asking where the shops are — we’re communicating. But we can easily delude…May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
PinnedDepression and the Memory PalaceThe method of Loci or ‘memory palace’ technique is a highly effective model for encoding and retrieving memories.Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Smile 2 and the Fregoli delusionMy wife and I went to see the sequel to the vastly entertaining Smile a couple of months ago and I spotted a rather ingenious plant by the…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024
A sonnet: The memory of JanusThis was one of my first attempts at a sonnet. In this I wanted to explore the dual nature of memory as exemplified by the two-faced god…Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Though childless we may be…This is a poem that I dedicated to my wife, after having surgery that whilst dealing with the cancer, meant a hysterectomy was needed and…Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
Learning to Observe 1: Hands“You know my methods. It is founded upon the observation of trifles” — Sherlock HolmesOct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024
