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Category Archives: Silly-Savvy Authors
Under the Stars with Mary Webb
I first shook hands with cousin, Mary, on a visit to Much Wenlock. I believe with all sincerity, that she saw me looking lost and desperate. I had mislaid Hubby and Sprogs, and was wandering around aimlessly in a downpour of rain. In a rare moment of clarity, it had occurred to me that IContinue reading “Under the Stars with Mary Webb”
The Voices Begin
Thanks for joining me, Jay Cool, as I read and respond to the writings of my Salopian ancestors! Out of Shropshire’s caves I go, spreading madness to and fro. Join the throngs and follow me, East to Suffolk – to have a wee. ( Jay Cool, the Silly-Savvy Salopian)
Tribute to A. E. Housman
{Sparked off by a reading of Charles Causley’s ‘I Am the Song’.} I am a puzzle, e’en to myself; My thoughts, they tend to wander To Shropshire’s hills, all blue like Smurfs; to A. E. Housman – under! Copyright owned by Jay Cool, October 2018
Going Viral with H.V. Morton
A Beautiful Redhead Who is Not as Old as Jay Cool! It’s a good day for the gods who, judging by the downpour, appear to be emptying out their Portaloos all over Sudbury. This is a welcome relief for one such as I, Jay Cool, a once-was-ginger book obsessive. In a heatwave, those of usContinue reading “Going Viral with H.V. Morton”
A Purple Day with Wilfred Owen
Today. Today is an Essex day, and I, Jay Cool and would-be author, find myself in a Waterstone’s bookshop on a University campus. Okay, so Essex is a good-long distance West from Shropshire, and I’m claiming to be a Salopian. But, in this world of quick moves and fast travel, equipped with the tools ofContinue reading “A Purple Day with Wilfred Owen”
Tet celebrations in Salop?
Tet. A time for celebration. A time to remember, to reflect, and to share. A time when the living is kidnapped – by a Sandero! A time when Jay Cool, with no alternative, grabs a notepad and a Motorola, and makes the most of an unfortunate situation. Time for a Salopian ‘poet’s poet’ to makeContinue reading “Tet celebrations in Salop?”
The Silly-Savvy Salopian in Suffolk: read, believe and write ... 