After moving house I now find myself surrounded by boxes that had recently been stashed away in an attic. In one box was a BSAF 90 minute cassette tape. The label had only one word.. 'Granddad'. I had the feint recollection of recording my Granddad singing but wasn't sure. So this week I bought a Walkman from eBay for £9 and have just been taken back in time. My Grandfather died on the 14th of … [Read more...] about Theodor Podolski 1912 ~ 2003
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Life Moves Pretty Fast
In 1999 I found a piece of paper in my backpack. On it were the co-ordinates of an Alpine valley on the Swiss Italian border. I had been given the location a year before by a man I met in Laos. He'd promised me if I arrived at that spot on a certain day, he would teach me how to be a 'Pastore' (Shepherd/Cowherd). I was coming to the end of a decade of travel. Not wanting to slip straight … [Read more...] about Life Moves Pretty Fast
Graham Wiseman
I was taking photographs when I heard the news. It's hit me hard. If I type I cant cry. So I am typing. I feel like I've lost my father. Again. Worse this time. This person I knew. I have just answered the phone to a shaky voice telling me a good friend of mine has died. Graham Wiseman was more than a friend though. He was a father figure, a mentor, a teacher, the one guy who enabled me to do … [Read more...] about Graham Wiseman
The Perfect Prison
There is a quiet, dark revolution underway in Britain. It was happening yesterday, it's happening now - this minute. It will continue to happen tomorrow. Without anyone really noticing it we are becoming a police state. We're not quite there yet - it's a long way down to the real depths of secret police, social control, monitored movements - but we're blindly sleepwalking that path. George … [Read more...] about The Perfect Prison
Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows
The fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War is upon us, and there is speculation that the engagement may continue yet another five years, if not more. To date, approximately 4,000 American soldiers have been killed in combat. While the loss of combat troops is certainly tragic, even more stunning is a recent World Health Organization report based on Iraqi Health Ministry figures which … [Read more...] about Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows