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McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica
It just looked like a normal music shop selling an eclectic mix of musical instruments. It was across the road from the hotel on Pico
November 16, 2016
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Knowing when to quit
There were only two series of “Fawlty Towers”. Two series of “The Office”. And so on. For many comedy writers it’s about knowing how to
November 14, 2016
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Improvisation in the Moment
This post was written before the results of the Presidential Election in the USA: I am sitting at the dining room table. It’s late afternoon. Thanks to
November 11, 2016
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Compassion and Politics
These words came to me on a train journey this evening and I felt I had to share them. It is so easy to respond
November 9, 2016
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A Gremlin in the works – 31 day blog challenge
There’s a gremlin in the works. I set out this month to write a blog post every day. If you are a subscriber, don’t panic.
November 9, 2016
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Multiple Narratives as Empowerment
In much of what we read there is one dominant narrative, whether it is the writer, the film director, the song writer or the journalist.
November 7, 2016
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The Real Challenge
Question 1: What’s the real challenge for me here? Thanks to Michael Bungay Stanier for that question from his latest book, “The Coaching Habit”, which
November 4, 2016
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Burundi Beat and Treated Trumpet
It would have been the summer of 1980. This is one of those moments I think we all have, when a piece of music becomes
November 4, 2016
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Being in Silence
We can read, we can watch and listen to the world outside us. We can spend time in nature looking for inspiration. We may look
November 2, 2016
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To Impress or To Express
And the blog post editing page opens now. I begin to write. I realise as the words flow, that I haven’t actually decided what to
October 24, 2016
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