Waiting is… – Geoff King
Everybody’s busy. Everyone I meet says they are. With so much to do in our Western, post-industrial lives, it is easy to resent being made to wait. It can seem like a waste of time, during which we…| Geoff King
Art: “The expression or application of creative skill and imagination […] producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” Oxford English Dictionary Creative people enrich our lives in so many ways, through their writing, music, paintings, sculptures, crafts, performance, fashion and films. Could you imagine life without them? Government funding notwithstanding,… Continue reading Do you want there to be art in the world?| Geoff King
This well-known and well-used aphorism is self-explanatory, and few would dispute its veracity, except for perhaps the visually impaired. What appeals aesthetically to each individual is entirely subjective. Where did this saying come from? Some claim that versions of it date back to ancient Greece; Shakespeare coined a saying with a similar meaning in Love’s… Continue reading Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder| Geoff King
I’m not a doggy person, so I’m not sure if the adage ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ is true for the canine race, but it is most often used when referring to humans. Whilst there may be numerous examples demonstrating the truth of the saying, I believe in a lot of cases… Continue reading Old Dogs| Geoff King
For many years I viewed non-fiction books as boring. They contained no stories! At school and during my first time as an undergraduate, teachers and lecturers used textbooks in an attempt to force facts past my disinclined young mind. After dropping out of university I freed myself from the shackles of textbook ownership, apart from… Continue reading Discovering Non-Fiction Books| Geoff King
Everybody’s busy. Everyone I meet says they are. With so much to do in our Western, post-industrial lives, it is easy to resent being made to wait. It can seem like a waste of time, during which we…| Geoff King
Do We Need Escapist Fiction? You don’t have to be a Houdini-type to escape reality. In the 21st century, we are inundated with distractions and entertainment to divert us from and numb us to the ha…| Geoff King
Or “What Have Euphemisms Ever Done For Us?” (Euphemism: “The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.” Dictionary.com) I l…| Geoff King
With apologies to the blind or visually impaired. I have written about the power and effect of words previously ( what’s-in-a-word; mind-your-l#ngu@ge; mind-your-l#ngu@ge-part-2), but what ab…| Geoff King
I don’t remember my parents reading me bedtime stories, although my mother once assured me she did. Neither of them read a great deal. My father had a poor education and restricted his reading to t…| Geoff King
The familiar adage ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ is often quoted to suggest that the written word is more effective than violence in achieving political or social progress. But what of the p…| Geoff King
