In My Own Write

Creative Writing
A selection of creative writing pieces new and old. From short or micro-fiction to poetry and the occasional narrative ramble.

Photography
Photographic evidence that I get out into the world from time to time. A selection of photos captured from various travels, family jaunts and life experiences.

Film & TV
Articles, reviews, features and general thoughts on the films and tv shows that have impacted upon our lives, for good or for bad.

Books & Literature
Reviews and personal thoughts. Picking out great passages of prose and focusing on the great works and writers past and present.

Sport
Like so many, sports occupies a significant space in my life. So, I write about it. From past memories to thoughts on the action of the day.

St David and the Half-Day Holiday
It was the day that Dafydd Hughes got a crayon stuck up his nose. Nobody was quite sure how he’d done it, an act without witness; attention drawn only when Dafydd let out a cry of panic. Mild at first, swiftly moving through the emotive gears to something all the more...

A Brief Conversation About Fish and Chips in Majorca
Puerto de Pollensa is a seaside town in the North-East of Majorca. It’s a relatively quiet town, certainly in comparison to party towns like Magaluf down the other end of the island. Along the front there’s a pretty esplanade, a palm-lined walkway that retains a...

When Desmond Punched Me in the Face
To the best of my knowledge I’ve been punched in the face twice in my life. The first time was by Andrew Passolini when I was in standard three (year 5 in the modern parlance), who put fist to face after a brief squabble over who was ‘it’ in a game of off-ground...

The Great Grape Incident Rhode Island, 1994
More than two decades have passed since a solitary year spent on the campus at the University of Rhode Island. I looked a lot younger than my twenty-one years although in my mind I was already a seasoned man of the world, even when all other evidence suggested...
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