‘The awful daring of a moment’s surrender, which an age of prudence can never retract.’ ( T.S.Eliot, The Wasteland.) This quotation stopped me in my tracks whilst reading Aidan… Read More »What risks are you taking by staying where you are?
I offer Expert English Tutoring from Horwich, Bolton, just 5 minutes from the Reebok Stadium and the M61. Students travel from many parts of the North West for English tuition,… Read More »English Tuition in Bolton, Bury and Manchester!
I have been reading my second copy of Aidan Chambers’ novel, Dance on my grave, after having a temporary break during a visit to a physiotherapist for my back, when… Read More »Finding the can of magic beans!
Katherine Mansfield – Collected Stories ISBN: 1840222654 ‘I haven’t written a word since October and I don’t mean to until the spring. I want much more material: I am tired… Read More »Katherine Mansfield- The Journal and the Collected Stories.
Words have the power to shape the smallest moment. Our lives are experienced from moment to moment, shaped around our words as particles of feeling. And sometimes, these feelings seem… Read More »Resource yourself indefatigably!
‘Barrabas came to us by the sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy. She was already in the habit of writing down important matters, and afterward, when she… Read More »Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits: My top 10 Novels!
Today I noticed a man paying complete attention to a field of sheep. He stood looking calmly at the sheep and as far as I could tell, they stood looking quietly… Read More »Magic Happens when you pay attention at 9am in Bolton!
Everyone on this planet loves attention. And by attention I mean respectful care. A form of listening that is awake to your personal presence and individual spirit. A listening that… Read More »English Tutoring: Paying attention brings magical results
Today significantly involved the relaunch of Tusitala English Tuition and an improvement in my back pain! Naturally I rushed to the computer in order to try out both the back… Read More »Virginia Woolf makes a promise!
The sunshine has reappeared, the light is bright and Tusitala has had a new makeover! I feel as if I am walking around a new house with changed carpets and… Read More »Looking around Tusitala!
Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony. ( Gandhi) Here you have balance, congruence and integrity!
I’ll tell you, shall I, something I remember? Something that still means a great deal to me. It was long ago. A dusty road in summer I remember, A mountain,… Read More »Eleanor Farjeon’s It was long ago
Imagine a letter under your door, posted by hand a hundred years before. It has your name on it and the ink is old ink, and yes, the writing is… Read More »The letter under the door. Can you hear it?
I am a great believer in synthesis. All effective writing involves synthesis- combinations of ideas and sensory impressions that powerfully communicate to the reader. Today I am synthesising the 6… Read More »Gerry McGovern's 6 cs of Killer Web Content: Inspired advice.
I have been a huge fan of Dr Who since I was a child marvelling at Patrick Troughton and his tartan Victorian disguise. Lots of dark heavy furniture too… I… Read More »Elizabeth Bowen’s Demon Lover and Dr Who’s crack in the wall.
