I am a TV director and love what i do, but these days it's more technical than creative, and i want to keep my right brain working for me!

A big shout out to all of you who love what you create - in any format - may big love inhabit your hearts at every second of the day xxxxxxx

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  Days Like These

  The newsroom’s not a fun place to be today. Uneasy mix: adrenaline, efficiency, cheerlessness. We’re safe, air-conditioned - tea or coffee anyone? Planning our coverage of the blood in the streets. We joke about the journalist’s cold-blooded craft, But today...

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  Back Home after a Long Time Away

  20 years on, I lug my bags up those friendly steps, And it smells unfamiliar, my mother’s house. There’s a sinking feeling I try to avoid, And the smiling weekend papers laugh at my dread. The street is a minefield (I’m surprised I care) That squ...

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  The Pelican

  If I were a bird, I’d be just like you, A fat pelican on a wharf, sweet talking tourists. I love your panache (That wingspan! That glide!) And your gluttony too (Shameless bucket beak!) No offence, but how’d that evolve, anyway - Not enough space in your g...