The results are in!

The results are in!

Dec 17, 2024 | The Main Blog

For the last two years, I have been working towards an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University, as I discussed in this space in October 2024. That post was written shortly after I submitted my End of Module Assessment (EMA), a 15,000 word project which in my...
Why it doesn’t matter if Gregg Wallace is autistic

Why it doesn’t matter if Gregg Wallace is autistic

Dec 8, 2024 | The Main Blog

I am not what you would call a ‘people person’. I struggle in various social situations; I have lost count of the number of times I  said ‘the wrong thing’, talked over others or interrupted because a contribution to the conversation popped into my head and needed to...
Losing Interest

Losing Interest

Nov 27, 2024 | The Main Blog

In December 2023, I wrote a blog entitled In a SpIn, which was an exploration of my oldest and deepest Special Interest (or SpIn for short). Yet over the summer, I decided that I had completely fallen out of love with football, ending an involvement with the sport...
I’m a parent, get me out of here!

I’m a parent, get me out of here!

Nov 20, 2024 | Family Matters, The Main Blog

I’m not usually a fan of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! but I’m making an exception at the moment. My wife and eldest daughter enjoy the show, so it was thanks to them that I saw the extraordinary footage of Barry McGuigan talking to his campmates about the loss...