There’s a vaccine coming. I heard about it on the radio today. The presenters were excited. There was an official sounding man talking about yoghurt as well. I think to stress the complicated nature of inoculating the country’s population against a disease which turned 2020 upside down, shook it around, kicked it about and caused a lot of pain and suffering in the process. As … [Read more...] about Unpacking 2020: the good, the bad and the uncertain
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Introducing Ventures in Lockdown
It’s unusual, this way of life, isn’t it? All of it. The parts that seem to be lifted from Science Fiction. Queuing to get into the Co-op. Face masks. Death tolls. America. Cardboard cutouts watching football in Belarus. Zoom quizzes on Friday nights in place of going to the real pub with real people. On a very obvious level life in the times of Covid-19 is strange. In … [Read more...] about Introducing Ventures in Lockdown
Distanced but not divided: digital media helps us define our new normal
Distanced does not have to mean divided. Creative problem solving and innovative use of technology is closing the gap of social distancing. Digital media can bring us closer together, enabling the vital human interaction that is part of normal, healthy daily life. Meeting people, chance encounters, expressing yourself, feeding off the energy of the audience, inspiring people, … [Read more...] about Distanced but not divided: digital media helps us define our new normal
With age comes…poetry
How to write a prize poem? "There is no formula for winning," says the award-winning poet who will soon be judging the Autumn Voices Over 70 Poetry Competition. She can't remember a timebefore she knew to be careful.No-one told her. She knew.Woman Made of Glass: AC Clarke Anne Clarke, a Glasgow-based poet whose author name is AC Clarke, clearly does know how to … [Read more...] about With age comes…poetry