I appeared as an unpaid stage-filler in the 1995 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Julius Caesar at London’s Barbican theatre, directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring Christopher Benjamin, John Nettles, Julian Glover as Cassius, my army commander, and Hugh Quarshie, with whom I had a memorable moment outlined briefly in the micro story ‘He Tried to Act’. Apologies to all involved.
I'm originally from Liverpool and worked as a national magazine journalist for more than 30 years before suffering a stroke at age 53. I started blogging as part of a neuro-rehabilitation programme and wrote the very first entries with one finger of my disabled left hand. Later, art became another therapy for me at Headway East London's Submit To Love Studios. I write about my daily activities and encounters. In 1988, I married Jane. We are still together today, sharing our lives and making each other laugh.
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