Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
What if, on the ancient day of Samhain, now known as Halloween. A festival celebrated by our ancient earth-based peoples, ignited by their understanding of the cycles of life, a love of the earth and sacred celebration. We didn’t celebrate it by misrepresenting the ancestors, the witches, and […]
In the early 1920s, London was a bustling metropolis, evolving rapidly in the aftermath of World War I. Amidst the urban landscape, a woman stands at a vending machine designed specifically for the convenience of daytime workers, reflecting the changing dynamics of consumer culture during this era. This […]
Marriage Laid Bare: There once was a man and a woman who had been married for more than 60 years. They talked about everything. They kept no secrets from each other… except that the old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she […]
MAKE READING INTERESTING AGAIN ~ By all accounts, famous writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and his wife, Edith, had a close and happy marriage. They were married for 55 years, with Edith following Tolkien wherever his life took him. The couple had four children: three sons and one […]
Wandering through art galleries and museums, bookshops, parks and gardens, why not pause to consider who it was or what it was that inspired the creation of each work of art.
In 1883, a wooden railway bridge in Montana stood as a testament to the engineering prowess and determination of the American Westward Expansion era. This bridge was part of the grand effort to connect the vast, rugged landscapes of the western United States by rail, a project that […]
I feel that the nightmare of Nineteen Eighty-Four is destined to modify into the nightmare of a world having more resemblance to that which I imagined in Brave New World.; ~ From a letter to George Orwell, dated 21 October 1949. From Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. Grover Smith; Harper & Row, 1969.
Duncan was remanded in custody by Portsmouth magistrates. During her séance, she spoke to a sailor’s spirit. He claimed to have lost his life as a consequence of his battleship, HMS Barham, being torpedoed. Considered a threat to security, the medium was arrested, and sent to trial.
I SAW A YOUNG MAN WALKING . The youth I met today was old, A child of early times, Much water had passed under bridge, How oft’ those church bells chimed. One hundred or more years, I’d say, They stood at young man’s grave to pray, And yet […]
The last photograph of Nikola Tesla, taken just days before he passed to the other side in 1943, captures the renowned inventor in a moment of quiet reflection. At this time, Tesla was living in relative obscurity in New York City, despite his monumental contributions to science and […]
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