Hindsight and Occupational Choices

by Michael Bloor (first published in Literally Stories, 26th May 2023) I think it’s quite common for people to chat to their dead parents/spouse/buddies from time to time. In Andy’s case, he would chat to his dead dad, usually when the car was stuck in traffic. Andy’s dad had been a no-nonsense kinda guy andContinue reading “Hindsight and Occupational Choices”

My favourite forgotten book: ‘The House of the Wolfings’ by William Morris

Reviewed by Michael Bloor (first published in Literally Stories, April 9th, 2023) These days, poor old Morris (1834-96) must be swirling like a dervish in that quiet Oxfordshire churchyard. These days, the sad truth is that the great pioneer socialist writer, printer and publisher is largely remembered as a designer of curtains and wallpapers. MorrisContinue reading “My favourite forgotten book: ‘The House of the Wolfings’ by William Morris”

A Strange Stone with a Strange History. An Essay by Michael Bloor

(first published in Literally Stories, March 12th 2023) One of the most striking exhibits in the National Museum of Scotland is an eight foot, two ton, twelve hundred year-old, intricately carved slab of sandstone – the Hilton of Cadboll Stone, a Pictish standing stone originally from Easter Ross, in the north of Scotland. The PictsContinue reading “A Strange Stone with a Strange History. An Essay by Michael Bloor”