Posts Tagged ‘fencing’
A surprise victory
Having not fenced between August 2009 and May 2010, I took a flyer on the Warwickshire County Championships, 26 June, after just two training sessions. I'd expected to be soundly thrashed in one of the early rounds, and wasn't surprised to lose in the pool round 0:5 to Daniel Elliker of Birmingham Fencing Club. I still managed to be seeded fourth, [...]
Give parliament a clean start
Just 265 MPs have stated definitely that they will stand again, and parliamentary officials are predicting a quarter of MPs will eventually stand down before the General Election, according to the Daily Telegraph. Although this is set to be the biggest exodus in living memory, voters may legitimately be asking the question: "why aren't more [...]
Personal Update
A lot of people have been contacting me for a personal update. So here it is. We're now living in Marlcliff, a tiny, beautiful village just over the river from Bidford on Avon in Warwickshire. I'm also now working for my day job for the NHS in Warwickshire. The easiest way to keep up with personal details is to find me on Facebook. If you don' do [...]
For writers: how to write sword-fight scenes
Lots of writers, it seems, want to include sword-fights in their stories. Rather fewer actually manage to include anything which is remotely exciting. If you're a writer looking for inspiration, I will try to draw together some examples of what works and what doesn't. If you're a literature student, this will probably be more for amusement than [...]
