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Dementia Research: Measuring Wellbeing
The key aim of The Bine is to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia, their carers, and their families. But what do we mean
My Computer Flies
An indie author experiments with dialogue style and book formatting for digital novels — and finds that they give print books a lift too.
Scenes from a war
During a ceasefire in the war, Lawrence drives Richard back to his apartment — but he can’t get in. So Lawrence takes them on a battleground tour instead, terrifying Richard.
Destination Beirut
1974 – A career opportunity for me in Beirut. But as it turned out, Beirut was not in France, but the Middle East. And we arrived just in time for a civil war.
A Perfect Model
Portraiture and poetry combine in this 2012 collaboration between Dale Webster and Alan Miles, who met up again this week
Running for St Ann’s Hospice
Getting ready for May 18th — my first big race since 2017. But it’s not been easy.
Late for her own funeral
No funeral, we said. A celebration of Lena’s life. But she almost doesn’t make it.
Preface to ‘The Marathon Years’
Why this book? Why the title? And who are these people in love?
Better than Ronaldo?
Sweet thoughts from a grandson. Grief affects us all — in different ways.
The kitchen’s pretty well organised. There are cupboards for the pots and pans, shelves for the plates and cups, nicely-labelled containers for all the grains, flours and sugars, a neat spice rack. And then there’s that drawer where you throw everything else. That’s where you find the rubber bands, the pins, the flower seeds, the birthday candles, the oven thermometer, a tape measure, a few random buttons, string.
That drawer is my blog. A place where I keep stories and articles that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Random thoughts. Shooting the breeze. A video perhaps, or an audio clip. Sometimes embryonic stories that might find their way into The Marathon Years or one of my other books later.
Rummage around a bit. You never know what you might find.