PENNED
That time I won an essay competition.
Hello World
Words in English
often have more than one meaning.
Within here, ye shall find words gathered along the way.
This is where my shorter pieces live:
Essays, reflections, fragments, observations.
Older writings rediscovered.
Occasional thoughts that have not (Ed. : Yet!) become books.
Some will be serious.
Some may wander.
A few may contain unexpected turns.
Think of it as the notebook beside the shelf.
Some things to bear in mind as you follow these threads…
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.” Perhaps. But it is the funniest :)
That which I post for posterity, is considered to be truth at the point “Submit” was clicked. Bearing in mind the point above.
"There it is, Homer. The cleverest thing you'll ever say, and nobody heard it." My hero. J Simpson…not the Greek dude.
In 1990 the newspaper The Glasgow Herald ran an essay competition,
in conjunction with Whitbread Brewery and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
Entrants were to write their interpretation of “Glasgow 2000”;
I was awarded joint winner with my essay based on a theme of an entrance paper to further education.
Now, time to: