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Have you had a go yet?
PROF ISAAC GALISTEIN
From where does inspiration come? It is generally thought to come
from the inner mind. We have a problem to solve so we think about
it deeply. Nothing comes, so we try to forget it, and suddenly … the
answer comes! But I think it is more communal than this. Truly culture
changing inspiration is successful because the idea fits perfectly with
how people are thinking at the time. Hence, could the inspired person
be more like a conduit, the frustrations of the people finally finding
expression in his mind?
Eye On the World
Writers’ Tips
The ‘Y’ Files
MEDIA NEWS: It’s revealed some
400 BBC bosses earn over £100,000 per
yr. Remember, this is a public funded broadcaster
paid for by compulsory fee.
BRIT NEWS: Jobless reach 2.4million, with biggest 3 month rise
since records began. Well, that’s shut them up regarding
approaching ‘recovery’.
GREEN NEWS: Labour to oversee green energy
revolution? Why do I think the timing is
more an election strategy than
a valid policy?
INNER VOICES
Who said that? Was it you?
Those inner voices form a stew,
Of thoughts whizzing in your head,
Resolving things – a common thread;
Some voices are kind, some are not,
A whole plethora, you have got,
But even though they can be disjointed,
In harmony they’re you, annointed
THE SETTLEMENT
Fiction: It was costing far too much. His third divorce was proving the
worst yet – how could he afford to go through that again? Of course,
the situation had been eased by the murder of his two ex-wives. A
serial killer, they said – after they had scrutinised every part of his life
to make sure it wasn’t him, of course. And not only was he proved
innocent, but the detectives felt quite sorry for him. His third may be
a beauty, but social climbing and intrigue came so easily. It was
during the divorce that the detectives returned – they’d found
evidence that his third got so jealous of the first and second that
she simply had to get rid of them. So that was it – the third divorce
proved quite cheap. Which just goes to show – planning a bit of
insurance before marriage can be better than a pre-nup.
THE PLAN
I have a plan – it’s really good,
Shall I tell you? Not sure I should;
Plans are simple, very clear,
But there’s a problem, I fear;
No matter how good your plan may be,
Life gets in the way, you see;
So plan away as you will,
You’ll end up swallowing a bitter pill
© Anthony North, July 2009
