James Proclaims!

Keyboard Warrior

The tea was hot, milky and very sweet, just the way Byron liked it. He took a sip as he stared at the screen. The…

February 17, 2018

Fiction, Humour
Lasciate Ogni Speranza, Voi Ch’Entrate

Continuing my theme of drawing third-rate portraits of well know literary figures, here is my attempt at capturing the reasonably talented Dante Alighieri, who is perhaps…

February 16, 2018

Artist’s Corner, Humour
Films I Watched When I Was Younger – Issue 7: Pretty Woman

1990’s Pretty Woman might seem an odd film for me to enjoy given the genre of film that I’ve tended write about in recent weeks.…

February 15, 2018

Humour, review
A Sententious Sonnet

How do I love thee, let me count the ways Although perhaps counting is not for now When I’m trying my best to express how…

February 14, 2018

Humour, Poetry
James Explains Morality Amongst Other Things

Hello, and welcome to another James Explains, the regular feature on my blog where I answer the seemingly unanswerable. Remember, if you have a problem,…

February 13, 2018

explains, Humour
Winter Wonderland

I don’t much understand the Winter Olympics – we didn’t get to do much skiing, snowboarding or speed-skating when I was growing up in South…

February 12, 2018

Humour, James Proclaims