On the Death of my Mother
My lovely mum passed away a few nights ago. She was as elegant and peaceful in death as she had been in life. Her defining trait had always been, “I don’t want to be any trouble” and neither she was. Several months ago, in a very “Victorian” way, she “took to her...
Brave New World – Utopia or Dope-topia!?
We’ve recently been captivated in the UK by Sky Tv’s adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.But what would a non-dystopian version of a brave new world look like? The Drama was a lush, modernistic, sex-fest; well made, well produced and thought provoking, as...
Life’s not fair!
It’s not fair my children used to wail – how well I remember wailing it myself! I was lucky enough to be brought up in a pretty special environment. My Grandfather was a self-made man. At the end of the Second World War, the constant worry of having lost one of his...
Personality Crisis
Today’s sermon is based on the classical text from the wonderful punk band The New York Dolls.Chapter One – Personality CrisisVersus 1 to 20 And lo, David Johansen did scream “Personality Crisis – you got it whilst it was hot, but now frustration and heartache is all...