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Photo above, is looking out across Hudson Bay, from Churchill. This is polar bear country in the sub-arctic, northern Manitoba, in late August — where I spent a terrific three weeks exploring such like…
Also reading some of the works of famous poets…
Since summer 2015, writing reviews for ‘Trip Advisor’ (26 so far); with near 17,000 readers to date. Look for me on ‘sanewtOn’; for information/humour and reflection, on places in the UK and Canada…
Jan/2016, completed a new story, set in North Yorkshire: ‘Julian in Thirsk’, with a new character, Julian Frye. It is 3,900 words, contemporary and rueful; with more stories planned…
February, wrote a short commentary: ‘Confessions’, on some musings from Charles Bukowski (poet from LA, now deceased) — 575 words. Another commentary in March; on the opening nine stanzas of ‘Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner’ — 1,760 words on ‘A Decent Proposal’…
Sept/16, got a short article into the Bronte Society ‘Gazette’ (UK). My file is ‘Haworth’: recounting four days-an-nights, tracking down the famous family at work-an-play, in a small village up in the Yorkshire hills…
Jan/2017, finished a short essay on ‘Annie Pootoogook’ (1,800 words); a native artist from northern Canada (Cape Dorset) — published by ‘AmeriCana/Mensa’ in the UK. She died in Sept/2016, in Ottawa; after producing wonderful pictures from ink drawings and coloured crayons…
My new poem about the Bronte family; going into a summer publication of the ‘Gazette’ — titled, ‘Grand Designs: studies of the inner workings in Ars Poetica’. A new story (No. 5) ‘Julian at Haworth’, follows on from the poem…
(Never thought to be in a club of best English poets; just trying to write poetry/fiction the way it’s meant to be)…
August/2017, I went to the Yukon Territory; for the history and three famous writers (Robert Service, Jack London, Pierre Berton) and amazing landscapes. I was invited to read at events for Service and Berton, in front of their log-cabins and attended another reading for London’s work. ‘My Yukon Adventure’, is a short file on this holiday, with photos — published in the ‘Klondike Sun’ newspaper Nov-2017…
June/2019 — finished a new essay: ‘Peter Trower Esq (2010-2017): memories of his last years’ — after befriending him in North Vancouver till he died in November, shortly after I visited him in hospital. I saw a lot of him back then, because we lived so close. SFU library (in B.C.), accepted this essay for their ‘Special Collections’, where Peter’s archives are held…
October — finished a new essay on ‘John Heath Stubbs’, a poet/teacher in West London; who lived close by me in Nottinghill (1980 > 2000) and attended my church, to become friends. He was poet and teacher at Merton College, Oxford…
November — completed a new short exploratory essay on ‘literary theory’, for the layperson, about 4,000 words — why we read and write?…
May/2020 — completed a new essay, ‘English education: schools and college et al’. It is over 5,000 words; a personal account from being a student then teacher, writer and reader…
June — completed a short story (about 4,000 words) on a London/UK gambler, in ‘Mayfair at Large’, with Jonathon Burne-Jones — exciting material for me; the inner city with new characters. No. 2 is ‘Jonathon at Work’. No. 3, ‘Jonathon at Play’ completed by October…
August — published an ebook (WB), ‘To the Promised Land: California from the 1960’s towards 1991’. A long novel (108,000 words) about the modern ‘counter culture’ and people involved — first begun in 1976…
According to a famous English poet, John Keats –“Poetry of the earth is never dead.” I felt the same when writing ‘Souter Steel’ (poems) and my essay on ‘John Keats’; both published as ebooks in August, by Weslond Books…
March/2021 — new WB production of ‘John Keats (1795-1821): poesy burning bright’: a short essay on three of his popular poems. 109 copies, specially printed and distributed privately as collectors’ item…
April — beginning production (WB) of Julian Frye’s collected stories, ‘Yorkshire Fair: tales from a big-hearted county’. To include twelve stories, a Foreword and Afterword, front picture cover and back cover info page…
Retained a media company in India, ‘nswebtricks.com’ to develop a new website and promote my book sales…
September – completed ‘Westward Ho’ number-10; a short prose sketch about the people/ exploration of the Western Rockies/USA, after the 1800’s – with Nez Perce Indians and American frontiersmen. Hoping to complete a few more…
October – finished ‘Jonathon at Large’ as number-6 in the series – hoping to complete twelve…