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Phil Vasili’s ‘Felt and Batten’: Review
‘Felt and Batten’ is the first published fiction novel from writer Phil Vasili. Raw Press has published as an E-book firstly. They also published Vasili’s acclaimed biography of Walter Tull, one of England’s first prominent black footballers. ‘Felt and Batten’ starts with a gripping description of Dani Nkpagayee, an Ogoni…
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Winter Sun: Thailand Adventures
Riiiggghhtttooo! I’ve had a cracking eclectic summer where I’ve dabbled in chemical engineering, waitressing, modelling, mooching in Cornwall and of course blogging. But the time of year came where as a student I ….headed to Thailand apparently! When the last week of September comes most students have a ‘to do’…
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Enchanted Woodland at Syon Park
Having seen some of the stunning photos of last year’s event my hopes for this event were high, and I wasn’t disappointed. The organizers of this event have wonderfully transformed the historic and beautiful Syon Park with illuminations, mist and other brilliant effects. After collecting our tickets from the kiosk…
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Begging on London Streets
According to Crisis the Autumn of 2012 counts and estimates suggested there were 2,309 rough sleepers on any one night in England – a rise of 31% (541) from Autumn 2010, when the figure was 1,768 (http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/rough-sleeping.html) Have you ever slept rough? Or ever had to beg for some change in the hope that it’d…
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Losing Our Health Subconciously
“Reason should direct and appetite obey” Marcus Tullius Cicero As one definition puts it – “The natural instinctive desire for food. It should be distinguished from hunger, which is the body’s craving or need for food” “Their diet is chosen, not for the mere gratification of appetite, but for The appetite is…
