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- Looking Back on 2022 December 30, 2022
- Short Story: Voyage Interrupted December 6, 2022
- National Novel Writing Month – Year 14 November 30, 2022
- The Great North Run – 2022 September 13, 2022
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Parkrun Adventures
If your New Year’s Resolutions involve getting more outdoor exercise, parkrun is an excellent opportunity for it. Since it happens every Saturday morning, it can be factored into your routine; there are plenty of other people there to keep you … Continue reading
Looking Back on 2022
Even with the issue of Covid-19 being scaled back (though far from eliminated), 2022 has been a tough year all around: the cost of living going up, the war in Ukraine, extreme weather, disruptive strikes, and the sad passing of … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts, Out and About
Tagged 2022, favourite books, favourite films, Harry Potter, running
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Short Story: Voyage Interrupted
I wrote this historical short story back in October, before NaNoWriMo. Thought I’d put it on here. Voyage Interrupted As Muriel Stockley registered that she was awake, she hoped that this time, it would be at a decent hour; a … Continue reading
National Novel Writing Month – Year 14
Yesterday, I finished National Novel Writing Month for the fourteenth year in a row! This year’s story was titled An Englishwoman in Hollywood, and was the fifth instalment in my historical fiction series which began with the Titanic in 1912, … Continue reading
The Great North Run – 2022
In the days leading up to the Great North Run, I had two targets. The first was to try and at least get a time similar to my half marathon PB (1:43:39, set last month), even if I couldn’t be … Continue reading
A New Half Marathon PB!
This September, I’ll be taking part in the Great North Run, one of the biggest half marathon events in the world. I’ve never been to a running event of that size before, and as I don’t know when I’ll get … Continue reading
Film review – Jurassic World: Dominion
The third Jurassic World film has now come out, and despite critics and reactions on social media being generally negative, I felt I should still go and see it to form my own opinion. And…yes, the consensus is correct with … Continue reading
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Tagged dinosaurs, film review, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World: Dominion
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Film review – Top Gun: Maverick
The original Top Gun holds a special place in my heart; it’s the first film that I can remember truly falling in love with. Whenever my dad upgraded the sound system on our TV, this is the film he would … Continue reading
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Tagged film review, Maverick, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick
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Film review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The Fantastic Beasts film series has not exactly been a success, at least as far as critical reception goes. The first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, was merely mediocre; the second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Harry Potter
Tagged Fantastic Beasts, film review, Harry Potter, The Secrets of Dumbledore
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Film review: The Batman
With continuity in the DC Extended Universe having become so messy that it’s difficult to keep track, Matt Reeves’s new film The Batman keeps things refreshingly simple by steering clear of any connections to the DCEU and – for now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Colin Farrell, film review, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Riddler, Robert Pattinson, superhero films, The Batman, Zoe Kravitz
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