The father of the poet and scandal magnet, Lord George Gordon Byron, was notorious in his own right Captain John “Mad Jack” Byron — Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16639331 Emily Brand, the author of The Fall of the House of Bryon states that when writing and researching her book, she sought to…

Lord Bryon was officially not good husband material If you ever feel the need to experience what would happen if you threw Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” into a blender with the National Enquirer, some deeply questionable porn and a handful of peyote, anything to do with Lord Bryon will provide you with a convincing taste of the…

The occasionally confusing nature of reader engagement — I’ve realised that the piece that I published here in June was probably a little disingenuous. I basically said that it can be fun and can help connection and engagement if you ask for writing prompts. I’ve had a FB page for my blog for several years and thought I’d…

This under-recognised mental illness symptom is beatable with the right approach I can’t take credit for the term Reader’s Block. It was Joanne Harris (Writer of among other things, “Chocolat” who is a flipping delight on Twitter) who coined it when I commented a reply along the lines of “you…

Use mindful movement to bring you back to a calm centre When you’re under pressure, there is always a very strong temptation to rush everywhere and to take life at a trot, if not a gallop. …

And you *are* being judged by them. Here is the sorry tale of Bruce, Lisa, Miss Fish, Thanos, Godzilla, Bruce 2 (& the other one whose name escapes me) who despite my care, appear to hate my guts. Or perhaps it’s because of my care that they hate my guts…

The real reasons project managers jump off the hamster wheel — According to the 2021 Project Management Report, at any given point in time and across all levels of experience within the project management profession, 34% of people are considering leaving. At the same time, about 40% of project managers (PMs) are looking for their next role, so there is a…

Dear Bill, you won’t believe the stuff that’s been happening since 1994 — (If you’ve never heard of Bill Hicks, here’s a start from Wikipedia) Dear Bill, First of all, apologies for the photograph as it looks like it was taken by a deranged fan on the day they’ve planned to shoot you. I know you’re really, really dead and all, but those…

You won’t regret it! I think it’s great when people write about a particular set of topics, but that’s not for me. I do write about a few subjects that I’m reasonably knowledgeable about, based on my own experiences. …