A word from Thomas Merton & a blog you should read.

It seems appropriate to quote Thomas Merton at a time when writing - my own and other peoples - has been under a fair bit of discussion and debate in recent weeks:

If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticised, he will never write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some people will condemn.

From his 'New Seeds of Contemplation'.

I was reminded of this by Chloe Lynch, a friend who has a blog you should be reading. So a tip of the hat to her, and head to The Art of Steering to check her out.

The Big Essay Push - Day Three.

Day three.

It has been a day of reading once again. Ben Witherington III has kept me company for a significant part of the day - and he was interesting company.

Tomorrow will be the first day of writing.

That's about it today - there really isn't much to write about when writing an essay, but perhaps my lack of ability to write here will stand me in good stead when tomorrow comes around and I aim for 2000 words in a day.

Oh, i did also play football today, on the LST mud-bath. Very good to be back out playing footy in the cold and wet again.

The legs will ache tomorrow.

I have not completely disappeared...

...but won't be fully back until the end of next week.

It's been a busy and eventful term.  I am thoroughly exhausted, and need a long rest.  

It's coming up, as is an utter mauling of Manchester United by Liverpool (we hope, in the worldly sense...).

New Blog

I've got a new blog.  The link is on the right - called 'Attempting Creativity'.

It is going to be full (ish) of stuff I've written - poems and such.

Currently mainly old, but with some new stuff on its way.