Michael Forester's Blog, page 5
November 1, 2016
Blog post 86: In Search of Namaste Extract 2 : It is Better to Give…
Is it really a week since I left home? I have to check the calendar to be sure, and yes, this is indeed my seventh day. I wake late, having been writing, reading and meditating during the night. Sometimes it is incongruent for me to follow traditional sleep patterns. Consequently we go to breakfast late […]
October 29, 2016
Blog Post 85: In Search of Namaste. Extract 1: Carcoughany
It is Heathrow that is the first culture shock. I live in small town rural England. As I exit the lift on the departure floor of Terminal 2, I remember the reason for my decision to do so. I am overwhelmed by the scale of the building. The roof of the five-storey concourse towers high […]
October 17, 2016
Blog Post 84: Battle Hymn of the Derided
A black man lies a-bleeding and he’d better not be dead For carrying a book the cops have shot him in the head And a people rise in anger for the fear that lies ahead That terror marches on Mine eyes have seen […]
October 16, 2016
Blog Post 83: The Royal We
We are in beautiful Somerset once again. We have come to sign copies of Dragonsong for literary dragon hunters in the cultural and historic city of Bath. We are here once more at the invitation of Waterstones. Mr Waterstone has been good to us and we have now signed books in six of his stores […]
October 12, 2016
Blog Post 81: Bonding in Anderwood
So we come to Anderwood where the tall Scots Pines reach up to eternity. We have come to watch the love of my life as once more she begins to prepare herself for her long sleep. We have eyes only for her as she goes about her bedding ritual. A mattress of coarse bracken […]
September 7, 2016
Blogpost 80: The times should be a-changing
Come Christians and Muslims wherever you are And gather together, connect from afar Abandon your weapons and follow your Star If Humanity yet is worth saving Then lay down your arms in the graves you have dug For the times, they should be a-changing. Come presidents, ministers, take some advice Acknowledge you’re […]
September 3, 2016
Blogpost 79: Forest Meditation
Sometimes, when walking in the Forest, the way is very clear. Sometimes the path is steep, requiring effort. Sometimes it is much easier. At other times there are obstacles to be negotiated. Some paths we thought would take us forward, we find blocked. […]
August 27, 2016
Blog Post 78: Shark Alley by Stephen Carver
Today, for the first time, I am using this blog to review the work of another author, Shark Alley by Stephen Carver. I used to think I knew Nineteenth century history and literature. And then I read Shark Alley. Spanning the first half of the century, the time setting of this remarkable book allows the […]
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August 21, 2016
Blogpost 77: Instruction For Assembling Your New Gazebo
Congratulations on your astute decision to purchase of one of our fine range of gazebos. You will be the envy and toast of all your friends at this summer’s garden party for your wise choice. We wish you many happy hours of delirious enjoyment of our status enhancing product. Here are a few pointers to […]
