My Articles
Why cats don’t celebrate Mother’s Day
Written for Ripon Writers’ Group’s Mini-Saga competition and inspired by the adoption of our two feral kittens. The rules dictated that the tale, told in exactly fifty words, should have a distinct beginning, middle and end.
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The Human Cost of Inflation
This isn’t a learned piece about economics or social issues, so please don’t be put off. It’s an account of how blow up dolls have started to take over from live background artists like myself in crowd scenes. Oscar winning film The King’s Speech used well over a thousand of them!
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Why I’m a Vegetarian
My vegetarianism is a lifestyle choice. I have no health issues with food, just revulsion at the thought of another sentient creature being slaughtered to feed me.
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A fair system?
A recent theme for Ripon Writers’ Group was ‘living off the land’. That’s all very well if you actually own some land, but what if you don’t?
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Unsung Heroes
I wrote this for the 2007 Ripon Writers’ Group Theatre in the Round competition. It gives a brief insight into the demands placed on non-performing members of theatrical companies.
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You Can’t Make An Omelette…
France is not the ideal holiday destination for a vegetarian, especially one accompanied by a carnivorous son.