“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...

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/barghelloqueen?ref=search_shop_redirect In my perennial quest for finding suitable barghello subjects, I...

Prior to around about this time last year, I had never used UV media before. I had come across it on various occasions, such as at a...

I began experimenting with fashion accessory making sometime around late 2006, following what was probably a long overdue move to London....

More recently (the time of writing being November 2020), I completed work on a project of mine called “Jowe’s House”, which had been a...

The work of great and lesser men alike is, for the benefit of historical analysts, and the supposed added value their pronouncements are...