“Pollycock” is a semi-autobiographical novel (as in, names have been changed), written by me. Its central character featured in an...

I recently experienced another breakdown (curious how, every year since I can remember, they seem to build out of manic episodes, which...

I was 16 when I saw “Ben-Hur” (1959) for the first time - all however-many-hours there was of it. Perhaps, the most worn-out sections of...

From time to time, I watch Stephen Fry’s series on manic depression from start to finish, and never cease to find something new in each...

I’ve not been very active for a while - basically because, after years of mania, I was plunged into menopausal depression, for about a...

Scapegoat No More - Zero Tolerance of Victimisation Oh dear. I have just discovered another bunch of bullies want to get me thrown out of...

Good news! Reviews of some of my favourite books are now at https://shepherd.com/best-books/fashion-art-and-science - shepherd.com is an...

I first became aware of Domestika, through their friendly-looking adverts on Youtube earlier this year. Normally, I skip past Youtube...

It has just gone midday on Christmas Day 2021, as I write this. I am on my own, in a quiet house, with no distractions. I am reflecting...

With a cursory glance through my literary output this year, I found that this (my most recently-published offering) was indeed, something...

Well, here it is - a complete album of new and long overdue music from my good self, which I have been working on for a while. The bulk...

Have you got a story inside you, which you'd like help with telling? Would you like to produce a children's book, Art or science book, or...

There has been much talk, in recent years, of narcissistic mothers, and the effects they have had on their daughters. I’ll dare to go one...

Most of my generation are currently entering the menopause. Now, if I hear one more woman saying that they “sailed through it”, I am gong...

“Rockabye, rockabye…I’m gonna rock you Rockabye, rockabye…somebody’s got you Rockabye, rockabye…I’m gonna rock you Rockabye, rockabye …(a...

Following an afternoon walk, kicking off through crunchy carpets of multicoloured leaves, which blanket the mud in Walter Raleigh’s...

It was just another ordinary day, today. I got up at stupid o’clock in the morning, and the moment it was light enough, sauntered across...

I first started experimenting with UV paints in late 2019. As those who are familiar with my work might know, I work on both canvas and...

The Story Behind The Book It was about three years ago (mid-2018, to be precise), when I tentatively dipped my toe into the fascinating...

Through night-time and the morning grey/ Sunshine or a rainy day I know I can fly above the weather/ Hey, hey, hey hey! As I write this,...