Rash Promises
Lessons learnt…I would pick out three, always a good number for a list. – First of all, that rash promises can produce satisfying results. Yes, in a way I had bitten off more than I time to chew – but the process was enjoyable, and the end result satisfying… https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/rash-promises
Poetry and Community
‘Art has a range of positive effects on health and well-being – even on wealth if we count the collective purse. Visual arts, dance, music, theatre, and poetry can all have positive effects on physical health, mobility and mental health’ – and after reading g at Guilfest, playing on the bandstand, leading open mics and […]
Whose Pleasant Land?
What is it about a project like this which makes it so exhilarating? So energising? I think it’s partly the teamwork, building something with a talented group of musicians, visual and spoken word artists, and theatre practitioners. It’s partly the sense of creating something on a larger scale, it’s the sense of community, and it’s […]
Focus
I think it was Sukhraj S. Dhillon who said “You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day – unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” Something I need to work on. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/focus
Beauty and the Beast revisited
Beauty and the Beast – a classic example of redemption through love, specifically the love of a beautiful woman – characters in fairy stories are almost always either beautiful or evil, especially the women. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/meeting-the-beast
On Launching a book
Writing has an element of baring the soul and it can feel that reading to an audience exacerbates the sense of exposure. Somehow, despite this, it’s almost always a pleasurable experience, an opportunity to share, to see that people are moved, amused, provoked and that makes the whole business worthwhile https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/on-launching-a-book
A playwright turns his hand to blogging
This has been a different few days – the first talks about and readings from my new book, approving proofs for different distribution channels, all culminating in the big launch on Friday. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/a-playwright-turns-his-hand-to-blogging
Hope for Peace
This week seems a good time to be thinking about both sides of humanity as we approach Easter. There is a tendency to see Easter either as a purely Christian festival, arguably the most important time in the Christian calendar, or as a purely secular event … https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/hope-for-peace
It’s not politics Boyd, it’s life…
Apparently, J D Vance has said that it’s necessary to prevent the craziest and worst regime in the world getting nuclear weapons. I think it may be too late for that. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/its-not-politics-boyd-its-life
Curling
Curling has a fascination all its own. Science applied to chasing a stone across a frozen surface. Mad, but strangely appealing. Maybe because it’s so much like the rest of life https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/curling