Month: October 2025

What have you been working on?

I have been having a bit of a writers block recently. It’s not been a great year. My 48 year old son was diagnosed with throat cancer in December of last year. Life slowed down and a lot of time was taken up with visits to hospital for chemo and radiotherapy. Some days I was in the mood to write almost as a distraction but it depended on how my brave son Paul was coping. He was I might add, an inspiration to both me and his dad and the rest of the family and to all who followed his cancer journey on Instagram.

He has in the last few weeks been given the all clear and is cancer free. I can breathe again and think of other things and get down to writing again.

I did carry on my daily diary on Facebook which I enjoy doing. I didn’t have to think much just honestly record how I was feeling and what was happening day to day.

So I’m hoping some topics will come up here and I can start writing again.

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

I’ve changed my mind on a few things but there are two that come to mind. One is the moon landing and the other social media and the internet.

I’m not convinced about the moon landing.

I used to be quite convinced that men had landed on the moon but now looking at images of the landing I find it hard to believe and I wonder if was all a set up to make Russia think that America had beaten them to it.

Also if they were able to land on the moon in 1969, why have they waited so long to go back ? I’m not convinced.

I’m also rapidly changing my mind about the internet and social media. I used to think it was the best thing ever but seeing the damage it is doing I’m not so sure.

Instead of being an informative medium I feel it has become a dangerous place with misinformation leading to where we are today. It has helped to change the world order and turn America into a dystopian society with a dictator in charge.

So yes, I have changed my minds on some things.