Into Jalalabad – a poem

Hi there, A second poem with a very different subject from the Tate. This is based on Elizabeth Butler’s painting from 1879, The Remnants of an Army. Just a couple of haikus. Into Jalalabad Beaten beyond hope,Ragged mount can bear no more,Return him in shame. Dust disturbed for nought,Settled after marching feet,Shifting now for what? […]

The Doctor – a poem

Hi there, Got some inspiration today. I spent the day editing The Ardenna Crossing: A Thousand White Fragments, but also had the chance to mooch around The Tate Britain for a good while, taking in some pictures and generating some ideas. I have a few to come, but this is the first, based on Luke […]

Laura Palmer’s Secret Diary – missing page

Hi everyone, Remembered this today, and realised that I had never posted it here before. A few years ago I entered a competition to write an extra page from Laura Palmer’s secret diary. This was my entry, which ended up winning the competition; the first time I’ve ever won anything for my writing. I found […]

Shott Stories – Episode 19 Available Now

Hi everyone, Episode 19 – The Forest of Silent Screams (Part 1) We’re back! Join Cian, Ivy, Polly, Haydon and I as we begin the adventure of Jamie Stevens, hiking into the woodland wilderness of Washington State to find the Silence Mushroom, a special fungus that can cure his sick father. Will he succeed? Will […]

Shott Stories – Episode 18 Available Now

Hi everyone, Join me, Haydon, Polly and Ivy as we turn our attention to the world of Fairy Tales. Get ready for the story of Princess Helen, distantly related to a goblin, and her fate at the hands of Sir William. There are magic sceptres, flying cats and all manner of other things. email your […]

Shott Stories – Episode 17 Available Now

Hi everyone, Cian, Polly, Haydon and I share a very good listener contribution (complete with casting and director suggestions) and then get on to finishing off our ‘brain implant’ science fiction story. Listen along with us as Haydon’s brain literally melts live on air. Send your ideas and writing to shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk Also, I have a […]

Shott Stories – Episode 16 Available Now

Hi everyone, Cian, Haydon, Polly and I read out a submitted piece about our old story, Space Heist, then we start thinking about a science fiction story about brain-computer interfaces and digital immortality. We’re going to finish this one on Friday so get your ideas to us before then by e-mailing shottstories@grayshott.hants.sch.uk https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-td5sb-1834650 Cheers Richard

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 28 – Best making Up Scene

Day 28 Best Making Up Scene I made it. 28 days; 28 posts! Here we are at the end. After the falling-out come the chances to make up. For this, I chose a scene from 2004’s Battlestar Galactica. Kara (Katee Sackhoff) and Lee (Jamie Bamber) take out their frustrations on each other in the boxing […]

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 27 – Best Break Up Scene

Day 27 Best Break Up Scene My nomination for today’s award goes to one of my favourites of all time, The Maltese Falcon (1941). At the end, Humphrey Bogart’s Sam Spade sends his lover, played by Mary Astor, off to prison despite being in love with her. He won’t risk playing the ‘sap’ for her. […]

Shott Stories – Episode 15 Available Now

Hi everyone, We’re back! Half term is done and we’re here with our first ever romance. Join Polly, Ivy, Cian and I to explore the story of Lisa and George, the couple in love but separated by a relatively short plane ride (and someone called Claude). Will they find their happily ever after? Send your […]