This Much I Know Is True - An Interview With Gaz

Tonight’s interview is in a rather special location and has a rather special guest! As some/most of you know, I do a fair bit of indoor rock climbing with my husband. Recently husbando has been training for a trip to Spain under the auspices of a rather exciting climbing coach Gaz Parry.

Gaz has won the British Climbing Championships SIX times, he is on the British Climbing team and has climbed the world’s highest sea cliff! He is also a climbing coach, lecturer and currently resides in Spain with his girlfriend Kate where they run Epic Adventures – a climbing and Adventure Company.

During one of Gaz’s many trips back to the UK to route set* for various climbing walls, I was honoured to interview him at The Castle, an indoor climbing centre in North London. So, Gaz is eating a pot noodle and I am eating a piece of yummy chocolate tiffin and drinking a smoothie – we are also, briefly, joined by women’s climbing champion Leah Crane. I am, needless to say, a little star-struck by both. This interview is a little different and I hope you enjoy it….on with the show!
Me: Firstly, thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to be interviewed. As with all the interviews, I always start with a tough question! Could you tell us what the best piece of advice you've received is?
GP: Hmmm that’s a tough question! Probably “don’t do as I do, do as I say" my dad circa mid 1980s!

Me: Hah, such a parental thing to say!! Can you tell us a bit about how you got into climbing?
GP: Well I was always quite sporty – played a bit of rugby – but I started climbing when I was12. I’d done a fair bit of walking and hiking with my dad so it just stemmed from there really. I never climbed with my dad mind it was with my mates from school.

Me: And, although you’re a professional climber/coach now, did you study/have a career before that?
GP: I left school when I was 17 - I just wasn’t in the right place to study at that point, I just wanted to have fun and climb. I went back to college when I was 26 to study Countryside Management – it covered stuff like lambing and building walls and also business theory. I really enjoyed the combination of learning and also getting my hands dirty as it were.

Then I worked as a sales rep for North Face - I enjoyed it, getting out and meeting people – although presenting to senior management at a major account can be a little nerve-wracking! The company went through a few changes – being bought out etc and I just decided one day to resign. My obsession with climbing was pretty much taking over my life anyway – I was doing a lot of competing!

Me: Tell us a little bit about competing and how you focus/prepare for them – was it harder when you were younger?
GP: Focus is a combination of the physical + mental. I don’t think about other people/competitors– it’s all about getting into the `zone` as you hear many athletes talking about. Getting into the `zone` is not something that can be taught, it is individual and takes discipline to learn to do it. When I was younger it didn’t come so easily but now I can slip into it without effort.

Also with climbing there are so many variables to take into account – you can be at your strongest but you also need to be able to problem solve + route read. For example in 2007 I was very strong + fit but just before the European Climbing Championships, all the skin fell off my hands The fresh new skin was impossible to climb with – and yet nothing I did could have prepared for that.

Me: That must have been frustrating. I’d love to know - does anything scare you at all – rock climbing can be seen as an extreme sport?
GP: Not inside on plastic but outside yes, of course - heights can be dangerous and scary it’s all about getting to be familiar with an alien environment, and learning to trust yourself and your rope work/safety skills and developing a mindset to go with that.

Having said that, on one occasion I was competing in a major championship and my head just completely went and it was very scary then. Had a total meltdown in terms of being in the zone and being focussed – having the mental strength to climb is important to combat the fear.

This Much I Know Is True - An Interview with Barnaby

Hi everyone, I absolutely cannot believe it's friday again ALREADY?!? *wears puzzled expression*. Anyway, as it's friday, that means it's interview day and tonight I am delighted to have @BarnabyHazardM on the l-shaped sofa.


Tonight's interview theme is around travel and Barnaby certainly has done a fair bit. I was curious to interview him to see what he'd learned from his travels and also about the blogging he's been doing in relation to it. 


Just to fill you in, BHM was born in the UK, grew up and was educated in New Zealand, taught English in Japan and now proofreads medical letters in India (and writes whenever he can). He's 26 and the 'baby' of the family with two older brothers. Sometimes he talks too little, sometimes too much; whatever the case, he tries to be honest - which I think is a great aim!


Food-wise, we're having a little variety tonight with veg pakora, garlic naan and er, roasted cashew nuts! Apparently we're also drinking single malt whisky (on the rocks) so I'm guessing we'll be slurring our words by the end - and we're listening to some 60's choons tonight. So grab a snack and chill out with us...


Me: I think you know what I'm gonna start with so ... what is the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

BHM: Just an easy one to start, eh? (Does everyone say that? Haha!) It’s so hard to think back and find one piece of advice that stands out but there’s one I can think of off the top of my head: my friend Emily suggesting India as a worthwhile place to visit. I’m so glad I followed that advice, as I really do feel it has changed my life for the better.

Me: Wow sounds like travelling has given you a focus, can you tell us a secret about yourself?

BHM: I was obsessed with (i.e. addicted to) blackjack for a while in my early 20s. I never lost big money, but I went to the casino a lot – like once a week. I totally thought I could beat the system and studied how to do so, then I understood that the house always wins, and the fun slowly went out of it, so I stopped.

Me: So then how did you get bitten by the travelling bug?
BHM: New Zealanders have this cultural concept called ‘the big OE’, or overseas experience, which many people undertake after finishing university studies in order to get more perspective on the world outside our tiny, isolated nation. I’m part of that group, I guess. Many head for English-speaking countries (I imagine you’ve had plenty of pints pulled by NZ bartenders in London), but because of a long association with Japan through friends and work, I decided to start my overseas adventure there.


Me: Wow, I'm super jealous, so go on, tell us a little more about life in India + also Japan
BHM: It’s a cliché, but life in India really is filled with contrasts and contradictions. It often drives me crazy – things like my local temple festival, which entails 4 days and nights of non-stop music, chanting and drumming blasting from banks of speakers placed throughout the neighbourhood, punctuated by regular firecracker explosions. How is keeping an entire neighbourhood awake all night celebratory?! But the longer I stay, the better I get at accepting things the way they are. Of course, the people are also generally open-hearted, curious and friendly, and I have made lifelong friends here.


Japan was quite a different story, very rigid and machine-like. That worked for me for a while, but with the guidance of my dear friend as mentioned above, I decided to go for the opposite and dive into the comparative chaos of India. An interesting thing is that even though Japan and India are so very different in so many ways, there are still deep similarities.

This Much I Know Is True - An interview with Betty

I am very, very excited about tonight's guest on my sofa. We've had a real mix of lovely people so far, but I am delighted to introduce to you blogger and published author (and dare I say it, sexpert) Betty Herbert of The 52 Seductions blog!

The blog - and soon to be published book - details Betty's attempts to to re-seduce her husband after 10 years of marriage, which some people (me included) found alternately funny, endearing, eye-opening and, above all else, inspirational - particularly for her confrontation of many of the issues that can plague a long term relationship! As before, I am honoured to have her sitting on my virtual sofa and to be interviewing her!

Betty would like me to tell you that she is 33, and lives on the Kent coast (Southern UK for non Brits) with her husband Herbert and her cats, Bob and Elvis. She likes knitting, cooking, drinking cocktails and swimming in the sea (but not in the winter. She is not one of those hardy types). 

So, we are munching thin crispy pizza with anchovies and olives mmmm and she's slurping away at the red wine, I'm on the white! Betty asked me to pick the music so we're listening to a random combination of 80's cheese (Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Laura Brannigan) and some bits of the Tron soundtrack with a dash of Arcade Fire! Get comfy and we'll get on with the show...

This Much I Know Is True - An Interview with Katie

So firstly happy belated world book day and happy pre-world book night folks! Tonight on my sofa I am delighted to have the very lovely Katie Vale of Katie Vale Design. Katie is a good friend of mine from a forum I used to frequent and (random fact) I got my veil from her for my wedding. Katie makes beautiful jewellery and hair accessories, so it’s really exciting for me to feature such a talented designer on my blog today. Hope you like our chat!

Just so you know, like last week we’re eating pizza with black olives, mushrooms and extra cheese mmmmmm we’re low calories ladies here, plus we’re drinking Blue WKD which is a delightful alcoholic beverage that dyes your tongue blue. Did I mention that we’re hot as well! Finally, to keep us in a fun, Friday night mood we’re listening to an up-beat mix of The Fratelli's. Kooks. Marner Brown. Lady Gaga and Lily Allen on my iPod – Katie’s choice. Grab a snack and join us J

Me: So Katie, first of all what is the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
KV: Oh god this is hard! I would probably say from my Dad: treat others as you want to be treated. Both of my parents believe that if you are able to, you should step up and help someone, even if you don't know them.

This Much I Know Is True - An Interview with Liz

Gosh, it's Friday night again already! Could this week have gone any faster? I sure could have done with an extra few hours everyday - been crazy, busy - tweeting, blogging, out drinking margaritas with @SirenofBrixton. Did some ace climbing on Thursday plus that little old thing called a day job!

Anyway here I am on my virtual l-shaped sofa with the lovely wedding photographer Liz who runs Eliza Claire Photography. For food we've decided to stick with the Asian themed food from last week and we've gone for Chinese take out. We've got mini vegetable spring rolls, prawn toasts, spare ribs and yummy kung po chicken. We're drinking ice cold Sauvignon Blanc and I've lined up Madonna, Greenday and Adele on my iPod playlist speshly for Liz! Grab yourself a drink + snack and let's get started.....

Me: So, you know I'm gonna start with a tough one - what is the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Liz:  This too shall pass. Invaluable during the baby-raising years! I had two children 17 months apart, and so there were times when this advice was, honestly, my lifeline. 

Me: Wow, that was fast, I'll bear that in mind seeing as I've been a tad broody (!) Okay then, next, describe yourself in a dating ad!
Liz:  Interesting, sometimes-funny, singing-in-the-car workaholic seeks bag carrier and second opinion. Camera and sense of humour vital.

Me: I like the bag carrying, that's very important. Let's talk a little about your photography, how exactly did you get into it - and particularly wedding photography?
Liz: You know when you have a group of friends, at school or uni, and there's always one with a camera in their hand, recording all the embarrassing moments? Well, that was me

I stopped taking photos for a long time - life got in the way, I guess, but then picked up a camera again on 1st Jan 2008 for a Photo-a-Day project, and it spiralled from there, really. 6 months later, someone asked me (based on my PAD pictures) to second shoot a wedding. I was terrified, but I loved it. It was like the pieces fell into place, and I was hooked.

Me: I think that from what I've seen - that you have a really beautiful, unique photographic style - particularly the lighting + colour - how did you develop this?
Liz: <looks modest> Do I? Thank you. I don't know, I just do what feels and looks right to me. The processing is a constantly evolving thing, and I'm 100% self taught (although doing my first workshop - with Jonathan Canlas (http://canlasphotography.blogspot.com/) this summer. And it's a 100% film course. Eek!

Me: What really inspires you when you're snapping away - not just weddings, but generally also?
Liz: <thinks for a little while> People inspire me. It probably sounds like a cliché but it's true. And colours and shapes, I get quite excited about textures too - give me an old wall, and I'm in heaven! I like things that are interesting to look at. I like things that draw the eye into the shot, and I like to show nature and contrast. 

Love inspires me. I was on my way to a shoot recently, the kind of shoot that I've done a lot of lately, in a location that I've used countless times before, when I stopped and realised that, for this couple - giving up their precious time off, two weeks before their wedding day - this was a big deal. This could be the first time they've had professional photos taken, it could be the first time they've ever posed together for a photo. And these photos represent the last time they were together as boyfriend and girlfriend, not husband and wife. And that IS a big deal. My job is a big deal because love is so special, so important.
And my kids inspire me. The way they see things. They'll stop and spend 10 minutes looking at the pattern that the rain's making on the pavement - that's the kind of vision I need on a dull day, the ability to see shapes, textures, colours, beauty everywhere. When we walk anywhere now, I never rush my kids along, never hurry them up, because they're observing so much, all the time. Give me their eyes for the day, and I'll take better photos!

Me: Do you have a favourite wedding photo? Perhaps you could talk us through it....
Liz:  My god, what a question! I have no idea. It's like trying to pick my favourite child!! How about you pick a photo that you like best and I'll talk you through it?

Me: Okay sorry What about this one:

That photo was taken during a first dance. The weather at that wedding had been awful, it had barely stopped raining all day, and consequently we hadn't spent the 'alone time' together that I usually spend with my clients (I usually take them off for 20 mins or so, get some portraits, but also back off and let them just 'be'). So I knew I didn't want to be 'in their faces' during the first dance. I'd set up the light already, as the venue was really very dark and we needed the light during the speeches. I wanted to give the photo that isolated feel, for them to be alone, unaware of anything. I wanted the light to just silhouette them. Triggered by the on-camera infra-red, I had to be in direct sight of the flash. And so I kept them between me and the flash, with just enough room to get the signal through. And this is the shot that I got. Thank you for choosing it, it's one of the ones I'm quite proud of!

Me: Finally, last photography question, what advice do you have to offer someone who'd like to get into wedding photography?
Liz: Second shoot, know your worth, get insurance, make sure you're prepared - it's a huge honour and a huge responsibility to photograph what is potentially the most important, happiest day of someone's life, and there are no second takes!

Me: Here come the fun, last few questions! Firstly, what would be your last meal?
Liz: Easy - minced beef pie, mashed potato, cauliflower and gravy. A childhood favourite. Yum!

Me: What is your favourite book?
Liz: The Red Tent, I think. Or The Mists of Avalon. Both not my normal read, but both left a lasting impression.

Me: What is the nicest thing you have done?
Liz: I watch formula 1 because my husband loves it, and I even bought him tickets to Montreal during Grand Prix weekend for our honeymoon. It was a surprise, and he found out on our wedding day :) 

Me: Awww that's really lovely! < I smile> Finally, last question, what do you know to be true about life? 
Liz: You learn something new every day. If you don't learn, you might as well give up.

Well that's it for tonight's interview - I really enjoyed my `behind the scenes` look at Liz's life! We are heading off to fight over the last spring roll + have some frozen margaritas. Hope you enjoyed the show. Don't forget to check out Liz's website here, her blog here and you can follow her on twitter @elizacphoto.

I'll be back on Sunday with a special valentine's themed list - Top 10 `Alternative/Indie` Love Songs, so be sure to tweet me any suggestions (@stupidgirl45). Next week has an exciting WoTW - Motivation, in which I'll be talking about my love of climbing + how it helped my writing and.....we have a special mystery interview person! I'll say no more :)

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thank you and goodnight,

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Sharing - a quick post about my blog roll

Morning from London-town everyone. It's 9:05am here - this has to be a record for my earliest post ever! I know I normally do a photo essay today *but* this week has been crazy with work, and I've been feeling a bit down, so I've not got all my pictures ready yet. The theme was `A Day in the Life` and promise I will post them on Monday instead.

So apologies over with, today's post is about other peoples' blogs! I wanted to do this because I have received so much support from other bloggers for my writing and blogging - most of whom are on my blog roll. I thought I'd repay their kindness and give them a little shout-out - and you guys can read some fabulous new blogs. In no particular order, they are:

Graffiti Living If you like tea, japan, writing, blogging and general interesting indie boy type writing, you'll love this blog. Thought provoking, open, honest and well written, the author of this blog is a dude!

The Crafty Bat Stuff on gender, motherhood, sport, writing - and the odd post on the rock god that is Corey Taylor, this lady has supported my writing in so many ways but her blog is always very articulate, intelligent and well written - head her way!

Steampunk + Synthesisers Seattle based steampunk author Ren waxes lyrical about writing, blogging, music and his journey to getting published! For more, check out my exclusive interview with him here!

From Student to Midwife Time for something a little different, but do check this blog out - does exactly what it says on the tin! If you like One Born Every Minute, then you'll love this honest account of life training to be a midwife.

How Did I Live Without It If you like crafty sewing projects, fashion, gadgets, Lakeland and have a good sense of humour then this blog is for you. Written by the fabulous @aliamck, check out my interview with her here!

DemonWrangling101 Stuff about personal challenges, writing, living with 2 kids, being a single mum, disability - all written by the fabulously articulate Jo! Also great stuff on her 101 things in 1001 days challenge. Check out my interview with her here

Vampire Wonderland Dark gothy thrills + noir with a dash of romance from my friend across the pond, Will Kravitz. If you fancy a trip on the dark side, check this one out - possibly with a glass of wine in hand!

Siren of Brixton Wonderfully articulate blog on writing, blogging, politics, style, creativity and more. Check this lady out - she's a good 'un - and been a good support + inspiration for my writing. Plus she's a Sarf Londoner too :)

Voices for the Library Love your library? Don't want to see literacy, community spirit, free books, freedom of information + freedom of speech + much more disappear due to ConDem policies? Visit this site to learn how to support your libraries. Also check out my blog post on it here

Julie C Gardner Another lovely writing blogger who lives on the sunny side of the pond! Fun, friendly, supportive, articulate and interesting posts about another lady on her journey to becoming a published author!

Emlyn Chand This lady is a true inspiration to me - her blog is so generously jam packed full of advice on how to get the best out of social media + blogging if you're a writer, plus book reviews AND her very exciting twitter-views series. Watch out for yours truly being interviewed live on twitter on Feb 22nd 9pm UK time!

Couple more shout-outs for blogs that I love - JM Tohline, Query Shark. 

Also check out these newbie bloggers - they haven't done loads of posts, but I think they're interesting, so I'm trying to encourage them to write more.... Please Don't Kiss the Cook (this one is cute + great recipes), Sick + Tired and finally Gryfon's 101 Things in 1001 days.

All these people in many different ways, have supported, helped + inspired my writing - whether they know it or not. So here is my opportunity to say THANK YOU! Hope you find some new blogs to follow and enjoy. We need to support each other - it's a scary world out there sometimes.

Thank you + good morning,

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This Much I Know Is True - An interview with Ren

Hey everyone, happy Friday! As ever it's interview time and tonight I'm sitting on my virtual l-shaped sofa with steampunk author @rencummins. We're having sushi tonight - not pizza, gotta vary the diet - and drinking stout (Ren) and pink fizz (me). We are listening to music as well (unlike last week) - and seeing as I detest Coldplay (Ren's first choice) instead we've got the Tron soundtrack playing as it's by the gods that are Daft Punk (which we both like) Tonight's interview is a little bit longer than normal, but it's a good 'un so grab a drink + snack + enjoy the show!

A little background for you, Ren lives in Washington state, with his wife and one daughter, two dogs and one cat. He grew up wanting to be Spiderman, but eventually settled into the much more realistic careers of musician and writer. He likes to indulge in the occasional video game, book or philosophical speculation and he’s generally up for a decent cup of coffee, and doesn’t mind if it’s from Starbucks!

Me: Right, lets start with a toughie! What is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? 
Ren: Okay....during my last semester at college I met with my department counsellor/English lecturer, who, in one of the first classes I'd had with him, had taken great delight in kicking me in the philosophical testicles . In spite of my dread, we had a very transformative meeting as he asked me point blank what I hoped to gain from an English Education. He told me that he knew I could write, and I had points of view, and was very skilled at storytelling... but the only remaining element, was in having sufficient life experiences to draw from. And those, he pointed out, you don't have to rack up tremendous school loans for. He told me if I was truly determined to be a writer, the best thing I could do was get out and live my life. I don't think this advice is for everyone, but for me, it forced me to really face my relative indecision about what I was going to do with the rest of my life.

Me: That makes a lot of sense - good advice indeed....but what originally made you start writing? 
Ren: Well, I originally wanted to be a comic book illustrator but as it turned out, I wasn’t that good at it . But the stories, the modern epic mythos of those characters really started me on that path of storytelling from an early age. Spiderman, the X-men, Batman, Green Lantern – I loved those characters and all the exceptional adventures and dramas in which they were engaged just remember reading those and thinking, “wow, someday I want to tell a story like that.”

Me: Ah okay, books are just so inspiring, but I like that it was comic books that got you going. I can see where the steampunk style you write in comes from now. For the benefit of our readers though, could you explain a little bit about what the steampunk genre is?
Ren: There's a lot of debate as to whether or not "steampunk" is actually a genre or not. Some people imply that it’s actually a lifestyle or a sub-genre or a stylistic template for storytelling. I personally see it as a setting flavor for books and music and art and fashion and movies, etc. To really understand the essential foundation of steampunk, you need to break it down into its etymological origins. All these many “-punk” terms came from the sense of “rebellion against the machine” which emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. You had Cyberpunk first, as a classification of cybernetics and punk rebellion to describe the resistance to becoming part of the information network, building on the fears of loss of individuality and that sort of basic human response to the information age. But Steampunk takes that a step further, treating mankind’s more industrial tendencies with far more reverence and painting the more earthy stylization of construction and “the machine” with a much more elegant brush.

For further explanation, I’d recommend Matt Delman’s wonderful discussion over on Doctor Fantastique’s Show of Wonders – Matt is the managing editor for Flying Pen Press’ Steampunk & Co. imprint, and he truly knows his stuff.

Me: Wow, thanks - that's really interesting - readers, I encourage you to click on the link for more! Let's now have a slightly easier question - What is your favourite book?
Ren: It’s a tie between “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran and “The Tao of Pooh” by Benjamin Hoff. They both literally changed my life. If you’ve read either one, you know what I’m talking about here. "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman is very solid, too, which also managed to inspire some ideas for a future series of books. But more about that another time. *chuckle*


Me: That brings me neatly back to asking you about your writing - what do you love (or hate) about the actual process of getting words on the page?
Ren: Oh, it’s very much a love/hate relationship. I’ve got a biorhythm that works with the writing in a very organic way. When I feel my mood dropping into the “craptastic” realm , it’s usually because I’m about ready to write and write and write. And that part can be rather annoying. Sometimes, I’m not so much “writing” as I am “taking dictation” – but those are the good times. Other times, I have to wrestle the words onto the page. I don’t mind that so much, but it can be exhausting. The side I think I’m less of a fan of with respect to writing is that it tends to be such a solitary process. Muses, brainstorming sessions and critical interactions aside, the actual process of writing is just me and the page for long hour after long hour. That part can be fairly challenging; not just for me, but for the other people in my life.

Me: That's interesting and I really agree with you about the challenges it can pose for other people in your life. Following on neatly from what you were saying above - what is the nicest thing you have done?
Ren: I try to be conscientious of others; I let people merge etc but I think those are just manners, you know? One thing I’m bearing in mind at the moment is that I’m stepping into that crazy and mysterious realm where writing stops being just a hobby and starts being my actual job; and I remember how hard it’s been to get to this point. In light of the present fears flooding the publishing industry, working together is going to be far more productive than working against each other. So perhaps this sense of responsibility isn’t entirely selfless, but I also can’t ever allow myself to be blind to the reality that we never truly get what we sincerely desire all on our own. Thus, we not only need help, but we must be that help for others.

Me: And.....(picks question from box of random questions on floor) what is your favourite song?
Ren: Though this kind of changes from week to week and day to day (and moment to moment), the ones that are consistently in the top however-many would be “If I ever lose my faith in you” by Sting, “Clocks” by Coldplay and “the 1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky . Oh, and “Imagine” by John Lennon.

Me: Interesting mix there - I'm not sure what I expected though Second to last question now...what really annoys you?
Ren: Styrofoam , People who speed up, pull in front of me and then slow down, People who get mad at customer service people – especially right before I need to talk to them about something, Oh, and taking a drink from what I think is hot coffee only to find that it’s since grown cold. Ew! Finally, people who write on their hands. I don’t know why, but this totally messes with my head.

Me: And finally, what do you know to be true about life?
Ren: (laughs) Wow, this is a tough question for a guy who borders on the edge of agnosticism. I hope a lot, and I try to be a good man, but in the end I try to focus on family and friends and in doing the right things in life. After all is said and done, it’s really the only thing we have any actual power over, so we might as well step up and do our best. I focus on the life we have right now and not waste the precious time worrying about what may happen later. Which is perhaps a very strange admission to make, considering that my current novels are about life and death and the immortality of the soul.

I believe that there is something to be learned from every person you ever meet, and to walk away from any social interaction (especially the significant ones) without learning that truth makes for a wasted opportunity. Perhaps one of the biggest struggles that most people seem to face is in waiting for the universe to tell them what to do; sometimes what the universe requires of us is to make up our minds; to have enough faith in ourselves to step out into that uncertainty and be brave enough to keep walking until we get additional information..

Me: Wow thanks for all your well thought out answers, you've been an amazing interviewee. Really thought provoking. Let's head off to the pub now!

If you're interesting in finding out more about Ren + what he's up to check out his professional website at www.renwritings.com and blogs at http://anachronology.blogspot.com You can also find him on twitter - @rencummins and Facebook.


That's all for today but don't forget to check back on Sunday for Top 10 Poems and a photo essay on monday!


Thank you and goodnight


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