Matthew Munson: Joining a ghost hunt when you don’t believe in spirits
Who here believes in ghosts and ghouls and all things creepy? If you do, you’re not alone – statistics show […]
Who here believes in ghosts and ghouls and all things creepy? If you do, you’re not alone – statistics show […]
So, the clocks have gone back (I had my year reminder from my mum, so I knew the date was […]
There are days, I must confess, when I can be a little grouchy. I doubt that will come as much […]
I spent yesterday outside of Thanet – this happens from time to time, but I’m still caught off guard when […]
This Saturday just gone was my mum’s birthday, and of course she was born at some point in the mid-eighties […]
This year I did something I never thought I’d ever do; I walked an entire marathon by myself … oh […]
There are times when you have to do something that pushes you beyond your normal limits. That’s what I’ve been […]
I was delighted to see a short item on ITV news a couple of weeks ago about Ageless Thanet, and […]
I do love a good boot fair. I was introduced to them as a teenager when I used to go […]
Rotary Clubs as a concept are fairly well known, but how many of us truly know what they actually do? […]
To be called a geek is intended by some to be a sign of disrespect, but that’s complete nonsense. I […]
An entire week dedicated to folk music? It catches me off-guard when people from other parts of the country don’t […]
I spent some time in Ellington Park this week with a 3-year-old – one that I know, I should add, […]
I accepted, long ago, that I am in a minority. On many issues that is true, but today I referring […]
Occasionally, when people discover that I’m a writer, they will confess that they have a book or a short story […]
I’ve had Sleep Paralysis – otherwise known as night terrors – for about eight or nine years, with varying degrees […]
Do you have many memories of your school days? I’m 37, and I went to school in the 80s and […]
An article in a Sunday paper recently got me quite cross; it said that “masculinity is in crisis.” It talks […]
There was a time, as a teenager, when I wanted to be a journalist. We won’t discuss the brief times […]
Wherever we live, we’re all going to have favourite places to visit; nooks and crannies that are our preferred haunts […]
Stories about people who want to live forever have been around for a long time. Science-fiction covers the subject pretty […]
One thing I love is walking and not just because I can’t drive. I did try and learn, but I […]
“The power of real debate is in the language and intellectual honesty of the debaters, alongside the engagement of spectators.” […]
Back in 2014, I spent a long weekend with around 8,000 people in a large convention centre in London. By […]
I made a rare sojourn into Margate on Sunday afternoon, which isn’t something you’ll often hear me say. I had […]
I don’t get rap music. There, I’ve said it. I needed to get that “out there” right from the word […]
I avoid talking about the weather as much as possible, which is usually treasonous for anyone even vaguely British. The […]
It always amazed me, when I worked in public-facing jobs, the number of times you would see people mistreating dogs […]
I’m trying something new this year, which is always a challenge. In fact, I’m trying a number of new things […]
I moved a third of a mile recently, from the middle of Dumpton to the edge of Broadstairs, and you […]
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