All posts tagged UK

York notes

I feel alive today. I’m the lightest sleeper, and nights have been becoming progressively unbearable lately thanks to contributions from neighbours, street noise and my own warped sense of a sleeping pattern (eg. go to bed at 9pm because bed is warm, wake up at 5am, wasn’t that such a good idea?). Last night I [...]

Trinity Way

Change, all at once. You wait forever, spend time planning for it, seek it out in far corners and distant reaches…then, because this is Sod’s world and we all just live in it, it comes at a rush. New places, new focus, new people. As a creature of habit with a tight reign over the [...]

Looking at doors

Tuesday involved exploring Bath, looking at doors. We figured that if there’s anywhere in England with buildings grandiose enough to suit the purpose of covering a book, it’s Bath. I took a few photographs of unsuspecting panelled perils, and even though I don’t have Photoshop or any such software right now, I should be able to [...]

Oxfordian Rhyme

I went on an adventure to Oxford today. I can’t afford the rail fare but I also can’t bear to do nothing. It turned out to be the best possible use for all that money; not only did I have a great time exploring the city, I also got a substantial amount of writing done on [...]

Charleyboy’s Following

I can’t seem to concentrate on my notebook unless I’m out and about, so I went for a wander around Bridgnorth again the other day. It was bloody freezing,  but productive; five pages of shaky prose is better than nothing at all. I went past the ruins, took in the view, warmed myself with milky coffee [...]