Academic writing
Zombie apocalypse
Zombies. I was asked by Iggy to prepare a Sociological reply to the following questions regarding the film World War Z. First I would like to say that I did not enjoy this film. I was bored. This is a Read more…
Rise up @ the Belgrade Theatre (Coventry)
The show got me during its final moments when the young people on the stage said to the audience ‘you have a choice.’ I was enjoying four young people’s portrayal freedom riders in the US; riding the buses to protest Read more…
The Fantastic Binomial
During June and July I was travelling. My last trip was to the US to work with Dr Ingram at the University of Minnesota, advising her on possible methodology changes in the implementation and assessment of the Neighborhood Bridges Program Read more…
Creative writing
Raven’s Heart
The plot: A woman asks a raven to fetch a piece of her lover’s heart. Last month I republished my ebook Temptation & Mozzarella. This month I would like to share a link to a PDF file of the story Read more…
A vignette of IATL, in the dark would (wood) 13th May 2015
‘You remind me,’ said the woman on the other side, ‘of Alice in Wonderland.’ I had left my belongings back in the other world, including my shoes, and crawled through a tunnel of lights into an Aladdin’s cave of Read more…
Creative writing
Emma’s Little Red Coat – Scottish Book Trust
Red, there’s a reason why women claim it as their colour. It’s a power colour, interwoven with our right of passage into womanhood. This month I submitted a story to the Scottish Book Trust part a fairy tale and part Read more…
PhD Agony
(based on the genius song “Agony” from Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim) Did I abuse this (educational opportunity)by showing distain?My brain’s feeling mashed up.I might just lose it;tormented I’m reeling from frontal lobe pain! Agony!VIVA’s out of my reachWhen Read more…
Creative writing
To be continued…
“There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this” TP Sorry Terry, if you don’t mind me calling you that, but this is not THE END. You Read more…
Storytelling
Teachers’ Views on Returning Schools: ‘A trampoline to future opportunities’
5th March, 4-6pm, Reinvention Centre at Westwood, Warwick Campus [Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexreyes/] Dr Analia Meo from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, came to discuss a short documentary called Teachers’ Views on Returning Schools. The Film looks at the experiences and Read more…
The Culture of Competition in Modern liberal Societies (25th February)
Professor Johnathan Hearn came to speak, at the University of Warwick, about power and the role of competition in society. ‘Competition is part of the deep structure of how society is organised,’ he said. ‘I am not a supporter of Read more…