Category Archives: Trivia

Memories of Doris Lessing

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Terence Park

While I was trawling my archives for notes I’d made on Sufism in Burnley (in vain so far), an unpolished, unpublished draft post on Doris Lessing came to my attention – I was conscious I hadn’t said all I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Philosophy, Trivia | Tagged Dark Fantasy, Doris Lessing, Erisse of the Illyany, Idries Shah, Space Fiction, Sufism, Tengrism | Leave a comment

An Office Life 4: Form Design

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Terence Park

Form Design (by hand) One of the main issues in running a manual reporting system was form design. While at school, I’d taken price in my mathematical, logical approach to… well things. The thing is, this wasn’t adequate preparation for … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Trivia | Tagged Bell Woven, Form Design, General Administration, Looms, Newmarket Street Colne, Textiles, Typist Pool, Woven Labels | Leave a comment

Why are there no Aliens near Earth?

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Terence Park

Man is a competitive, destructive species. This is one of the prerequisites of survival. Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science, Trivia | Tagged Aliens, Earth, Humans, Sci Fi, Science, Solar System, Stars | 1 Comment

An Office Life 3: Office Routine + Jacquard Looms

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Terence Park

Office Routine It often seems the case that once you master a technique, you want to apply it everywhere. Harry – I started off calling him Mr. Braithwaite; even though he told me Harry was fine, I always felt more … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon With 3 Authors

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Terence Park

I go to too few book readings and I suspect this is as much to do with the weakness of the local writers’ grapevine as it is with ivory tower syndrome. It’s also more of a rarity in my neck … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, Trivia | Tagged Angela Wren, Chris L Longden, Cuckoo in the Chocolate, Merle, Revolution Day, Slaithwaite, The Gallery, Tim E Taylor | 5 Comments

Phew!!

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Terence Park

Have to blog this. Writing means not just having the correct form of words, but capturing the essence of a thought. The way it comes out is the form. Going back to 06/09/2016, we were in the middle of preparing to … Continue reading →

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Process Mapping and Things

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Terence Park

A long awaited piece of work – process mapping for a high street name – is close. While I’ve been plotting that into my diary, my middle daughter has finally, at the age of 20, cut the apron strings to … Continue reading →