Welcome to my blog...whatever image springs to mind, be it a hippopotamus, Tigger, red-haired Highland cattle, or a simple kitchen table, 'Unless a Seed' is a four-legged creature. My hope is that having read a Book Review, a Poem, or a What is a Christian? or some random post in Everything Else, you will be kind enough to leave a comment or a short reply. And I hope you enjoy reading its contents
What is a Christian?
Book, Podcast, Film, and Blog Reviews
Poetry
For Writers, Writing and Everything Else
Bolt Hole for Writers – an ideal Writer’s Retreat?
An account of a recent solo writer’s retreat - and the tug of war between the idyllic and the unpredictable
Dad-daughter 10K challenge 2024-2025…Post VI 05.02.25 97 Days until the Bristol 10K, 11th May, 2025
Mind games and upping the stakes…episode 6
Dad-daughter 10K challenge 2024-2025…Post Five 21.01.25 Hot on the heels
The latest development…
Dad-daughter 10K challenge 2025…Post Four 15.01.25 Winter Training methods: Porto v Press-ups, Botox v Blaise
Winter training doesn’t always have to be like it sounds…
A Walk in South Wales
Perfect January day - full sunshine, crisp. Only one thing to do - head for the hills.
Dad-daughter 10K challenge 2024-2025…Post Three 13.12.24
Blog post 3: Dad & Daughter 3 preparation for 10K 2025
Acts Chapter 6 Rethought in terms of English Law v the Law of Moses
A short essay looking at the influence of the Law of Moses on our present day legal system…and a peak into the future
Left Brain v Right Brain…for writers
Originally my monthly blog post contribution for www.morethanwriters.blogspot.com
Dad-daughter 10K challenge 2024-2025 Post Two 01.12.24
Just Dad today. Run number 2. Sluggish.
Gargling A look back: combatting childhood ailments in the 1960s
A fond (?) reminiscence of methods employed by mother and family doctor to combat childhood health problems
Writing Process? What’s that?
A 5 minute-excellent-read guest post from Resolute Books writer Lindsay Humbold on how she goes about writing novels
Suspended between the present and the future
More than Writers - monthly blog November ‘24
The Role of Eye-Witnesses in Historical Fiction
Association of Christian Writers (ACW) blog - 7th October 2024
Libraries, libraries everywhere…and not a book to read
Association of Christian Writers (ACW) monthly blog on the 7th
Paris ’24 10,000m update…4 days to go…Tuesday 29th July
4 days to go…no more needs to be said
Paris ’24 10,000m update…7 days to go
Paris 2024…Opening Ceremony….train disruption due to arson attacks…7 days ‘til the 10,000m final…read on
𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓼 ’24 10,000𝓶 𝓾𝓹𝓭𝓪𝓽𝓮…18 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓰𝓸
Striving for a target that seems just beyond one’s reach…a good thing?