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Author Archives: stevehobsonauthor
R.I.P. Ruby
Our dog, Ruby, aged 14 years, died at home on 31st January. She had chronic kidney disease and was not eating or drinking. She was unable to get up in her bed and was sleeping all the time. She died … Continue reading
Best Books of 2018
These are the best books I read in 2018. Some were published earlier than this, but were read by me in this year. Because I am blind they were all read to me, either by a friend or on audiobook, … Continue reading
Posted in blindness, Books, Communications, Lists, Writing
Tagged blindness, books, writing
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Cruising
Now I am approaching my dotage, all my friends seem to have abandoned their traditional holidays for the cruise ship. No longer are they to be found lying on the beaches of the Mediterranean, or drinking rough red wine in … Continue reading
Here We Are Again
I have just got back from my autumn Zen retreat at Crosby Hall, near Liverpool. Friends and acquaintances are under the impression that this is a relaxing experience, that maybe I go there for a week of cleansing food and … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, Retreats, zen
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Desperately Using the Window
New Departure I am still writing frantically, taking advantage of this window in my cancer treatment before I get too tired to write. This is my first book of 2018, called Extreme Thinking. It is my first foray into humour, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, buddhism, Philosophy, Sport
Tagged books, buddhism, climbing, expeditions, humour, Philosophy, thinking, walking
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I’m in the middle of writing a humorous book comparing thinking to mountain climbing. The title will be “Extreme Thinking”. Connections will be made between rock climbing, mountaineering, trekking, meditation and philosophy. It is good-natured and tongue-in-cheek, in the genre … Continue reading
Xmas Gifts
Double Christmas Christmas has come at last, with two fantastic presents. The first wonderful gift was the return of Ruby from hospital. She is not completely herself yet but getting better all the time. The second gift is the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Disability, History, schooldays, Writing
Tagged books, childhood, history, M S, politics, story, time
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A Disinclination to Run Marathons
I’m aware that I’ve not updated the virtual world about the state of my health for some time. This is something that must be rectified today, now the guilty realisation has crept up on me. After all, if I don’t … Continue reading
How Wide the Moorland Sky
How Wide the Moorland Sky Just in time to solve all your Christmas present problems, my new book of poetry comes out today, and is available from Amazon. Title: How Wide the Moorland Sky ISBN-13: 978-1978235700 Price £5.00, or … Continue reading
Eating Babies
Treatment starts I start taking my drugs for the cancer on Thursday of this week. I have to take one tablet a day of Bicalutamide for two weeks before my first injection. The purpose of these two treatments is … Continue reading
Posted in Age, Death, Health
Tagged death, health, Modest Proposal, Prostate cancer, Swift, therapy
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Life on the Edge of a Soup Plate 