Everyone else appears to be doing reviews of 2012, and for a while, I did think about dissecting the year using various typical headings. Problem was, I couldn’t remember what books I’d read this year (or what I’d read in 2011), and I couldn’t remember all of the films I’d seen in 2012. Thinking back […]
Redemption: A Christmas Story
I originally wrote this story as a response to a particular ‘classic’ Christmas movie, and it also appears on my website. See if you can guess which film inspired it…and merry Christmas! * * * Detective Carmichael stands with his back to me, staring out of the window. “And you say that’s where he jumped? […]
#FridayFlash – They’re Here
It’s early Friday morning and folk everywhere are running around, panic buying like the world’s gonna end. I guess in some parts of the world it’s already late in the day so maybe it is gonna end. I can’t stand the hustle, so I go to my usual bolt hole – the diner on Forth […]
Instagram – Yes or No?
A rather stunning sky over Jarrow So Instagram, the photo sharing service that was bought by Facebook earlier in the year, have changed their privacy policy and terms of service. I actually read them yesterday, and found that apparently “Nothing has changed about your photos’ ownership or who can see them”…which appears to directly contradict […]
Culture Cuts
I’ve been annoyed for quite some time about the plummeting status of culture and the arts in the UK, and the growing clamour for better funding for sport following the success of the Olympics has further demonstrated the divide between those who think the arts are important, and those who don’t. It’s become particular apparent […]
#FridayFlash – Mr Magpie
Anna peered through the camera’s viewfinder. She centred the bandstand in the frame and adjusted the aperture to lengthen the depth of the field. Click. Anna pressed the preview button on the camera. Her photo appeared on the screen. She’d need to alter the contrast but otherwise it was a good capture. Frost turned the paving white, and […]
