The traditional end of year post. This New Years Eve I’m going to a house party. The dress code is pyjamas apparently which I don’t know whether to be pleased or disappointed with, as I seem to have spent most…
Sunday Poem – Helen Mort
I’ve not been to one school christmas concert this year. I’ve not played one christmas carol, or conducted a christmas carol. This is my first end-of-term where I am not a music teacher. It obviously feels very different – this…
Sunday Poem – John Mills
Another week with no medical disaster, trauma or mishap so I think I am out of the woods. Before my operation, I would work until at least midnight, writing or catching up with admin. Since the hospital though, I’ve been going…
Sunday Poem – Sarah Littlefeather Demick
I’m tentatively starting this blog post by saying I’m feeling a lot better this week. It’s been two weeks and 5 days since my emergency operation, but I’ve been gradually getting back to normal for most of this week. I’m…
Sunday Poem – Laura Potts
Sunday Poem by Laura Potts
Sunday Poem – Alison Brackenbury
I’m happy to say I’m in a bit better shape than I was last Sunday when I wrote. I’ve not had any recurring gall bladder attacks. I’ve managed to stick to this wretched diet now for 11 days, although I…
Sunday Poem – Cliff Yates
How much can change in a week! After my copious amounts of bragging on last week’s post about getting a huge PB for 10k, I was brought back down to earth with a bump this week. On Thursday morning I…
Sunday Poem – Penelope Shuttle
Back to my bad habits of writing my blog late at night! My excuse today is that I’ve been in Lancaster running a 10k race. I’m not even going to play it cool, pretending to drop this in…
Sunday Poem – Alan Buckley
I’ve been training since the summer to take part in the Lancaster half marathon and Sunday is one of the days I do a long run. Today I did 20 kilometres with a group of friends, not particularly fast, but…
News about St Ives February Residential
I’m really excited about the next residential that I’ll be running in February with one of my best friends David Tait, who also happens to be a fabulous poet and tutor. David and I have been working on the theme…
