Train stories ~ Short fictional stories inspired by real train commuters and I've intentionally not given the characters names. If I see you, I just may turn you into a story. Date: 29th December 2015 Pecks (no pun intended) and muscles at 90° poking out of his seemingly tight coat, but he didn't care - for … Continue reading Story: Peckham Rye ~ Platform 3
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So as the bank holiday approaches (I have a 4-day weekend *grins*) I'll be heading to see "The Seed" on Monday 4th May! I saw the trailer a while back and I was amazed to see familiar faces and the fact that the film was written, produced, directed and filmed by 'young people' was truly … Continue reading Events: The Seed Film Premier | This Bank Holiday Monday
This time last week Ice Prince made a fan out of me because of his verse on Di'ja's 'Yaro Remix' and in the same week he was close to losing me as a fan after he released 'N-word Remix' featuring AKA ~ let me just *side-eye* the song and the video. If it isn't apparent already, I … Continue reading Music: The Vibe According To… Afro-Beats
"First pride, then the crash - the bigger the ego, the harder the fall." - Proverbs 16 vs. 18 (The Message Version). Since being in America, one of my many "struggles" has been dealing with and confronting pride. It's the accent! It's gonna get me in troooooouuuuuubbbbblllllllleeeee! LOL! Never in my life have I had … Continue reading Faith: The Accent
In 2011 a charismatic, confident Jamaican raised in America set foot in London for his first event in the UK. I didn't know who he was and possibly didn't know much about the event except that I was going to volunteer and would end up doing so with heels on and forget to pack some … Continue reading dearEvents: Paul Carrick Brunson is BACK!
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