Music

Music articles, artists and reviews. Includes special sections on Harry Chapin, Barclay James Harvest, David Bowie and Tom Waits. Also record reviews, articles on rock music, my top 100 tracks of all time, my favourite albums and articles about my love of music.

Writing

Come with me on a ridiculous journey through the scraps of novels (many of which are still to be completed), articles, writing projects, home spun philosophy and general nonsense all designed to make you wonder why I am such an anorak and when will I get myself a life!

Poetry

Over 30 years of poetry - some of which is frankly appalling. But why should I censor what I thought at the time was highly original and clever. I still have many poems to place on-line. This section also includes my favourite poems and song lyrics by other people from Bob Dylan to Rupert Brooke.

Favourite Things

This is a section I am very excited about. It takes you through the things that bring me peace and make me happy from art to architecture, places to poetry, music to literature, even sounds and smells. Purely and simply these are my favourite things and the things that keep me sane.

My Travels Abroad

I have travelled throughout  the world in the last 30 years. Here are my reminiscences, my photographs and my descriptions of the places I have visited from Europe to Australia. Includes family holidays and trips I have made with my wife and on my own. It's my very own travelogue.

University Work

A few years ago I was privileged to have the opportunity to undertake a Masters degree at the University of East Anglia. My main study was the affect that the Media has on victims of crime. My entire output is featured in this section of the web site.

Sport

I spent seven years of my working life as a sports editor and am still passionate about the subject. This section features some of my memories, my writings and even a sports records section. It also features my love of Norwich City Football Club (well someone has to support them).

Review Section

I find it very difficult to read books or listen to music without mentally reviewing the items. That probably stems from years of reviewing art and music for newspapers. This section includes some book and record reviews. Items can also be found individually in other sections.

About Me

Sorry but there had to be a section to tell you about me. Here is a biography that sets out many of the details of my life that have helped me to become the person I  am. Includes facts, dates and other memories and will probably be of no interest to anyone else - so you have been warned. There is also an extensive family history section which I am working on.

Norfolk

I live in Norfolk, England, which to those not in the know is the "bit that sticks out" on the eastern side. Norfolk has over 93 miles of coastline. Here is my section on the towns and places that make it a very pleasant place to live. I also have a separate web site on my home village of Hethersett.

My Diary

Over the past 32 years I have kept a daily diary. It now runs to literally millions of words and I have started the task of putting the early years on-line. So you can start your journey into my mundane life by finding out what I was doing in 1973.

Miscellaneous

And if all this isn't enough, there's still space for other bits and pieces which don't fit into any set category. Includes silly things like jokes (all clean I promise), fun family card games, charity quizzes I have set and anything else that is a little bit more offbeat and not easy to categorise.

Peter