Author: Billy Mann

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.

Have you ever been camping?

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Yes... I once went camping with nine lesbians and got very annoyed with one of them (an academic) when they presumed I was gay. I was appalled by the small-mindedness of this stupid academic lesbian who didn't have a clue how to light a campfire.

My moment with Susanna Hoffs

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Write about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. It was outside the Devonshire Arms in Camden. We were saying goodbye. She was going back to Canada and a job taking pictures on film sets. She looked like Susanna Hoffs from The Bangles. I wanted to tell her I always wanted … Continue reading My moment with Susanna Hoffs

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

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Bit presumptuous, that... ...to mark us all out as goal-seekers. I like to think of myself as a small but sturdy midfield dynamo. A good performance is always more satisfying than a win.