Mike Gould
Don't judge me, I'm only the piano player!
This article tries to explain the magic process of learnin the piano, and my trials and tribulations.
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Mike Gould
Feb 155 min
A Very French death - of Thérèse, Lionel and a disappearing way of life.
Confessions of a Francophile I have just returned from our house in Normandy. Usually at this point in any conversation when our...
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Mike Gould
Nov 7, 20235 min
Seeing into the life of things - why climate fiction matters.
The climate crisis has now forced its way into the consciousness of millions, many of whom are feeling its effects on their doorsteps,...
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Mike Gould
Aug 31, 20232 min
The Storm-chasers’ Daughter
When you create a story, the characters take on a life of their own. How many times have we heard this said? But what does it mean? No...
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Mike Gould
Mar 30, 20233 min
Do words matter in the climate debate?
Can writing about climate change make a difference or are we just scribbling lines in the water? The power of the writer If there has...
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Mike Gould
Feb 13, 20233 min
For Venice read Berlin
How cities such as Berlin and Venice offer exciting opportunities to speak to each other through film and story.
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Mike Gould
Jan 23, 20233 min
Listen to the quiet ones
We might like to pretend otherwise, but it's often the case that those who shout the loudest and ignore other voices, are those whose...
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Mike Gould
Nov 23, 20224 min
Welcome to the shadows at the garden's edge
On literature's journey from darkness to light Literature has a long history of equating darkness with sin and shade with evil. Speaking...
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Mike Gould
Jun 8, 20223 min
Learning from The Boss
Bruce Springsteen's brilliant 'Badlands' features these unforgettable lines: Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king...
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Mike Gould
Nov 13, 20212 min
Firing up
Gosh. My last blog post was in July, so something happened, or more accurately didn't happen. How did I become blocked in this my most...
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Mike Gould
Jul 15, 20213 min
Unquiet slumbers for a sleepy world
" I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind...
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Mike Gould
Jun 4, 20213 min
A Nightingale sang in a West Sussex park
Writing about nightingales - that's a lot of literary and musical baggage to contend with. But, hey, let's give it a go! So, earlier in...
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Mike Gould
Apr 14, 20213 min
The power of the short
Bear with me, the gratuitous Spring picture has a purpose and it's not just an excuse to ramble on about Wordsworth again. Ok - it is a...
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Mike Gould
Mar 12, 20213 min
The voice of a visible woman - in memoriam, Jean Gould.
My mother Jean passed away at the start of February. Whilst I would not presume to entirely look inside another's mind, especially one so...
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Mike Gould
Dec 31, 20203 min
A moment of hubris at the end of a crazy year
I was determined to go into the sea before the end of the year and cross off 'swim in December' from the resolutions I didn't make at the...
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Mike Gould
Nov 6, 20203 min
Find the rhythm in running and words
Let me say that I still hate jogging, unlike my wife who used to hate it and now loves it. This is not me taking a contrary position to...
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Mike Gould
Sep 14, 20203 min
Give it time and space
On a boring beach, and how Wordsworth teaches us to give experience time and space.
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Mike Gould
Jul 27, 20203 min
It's complicated - when is a forest not a forest?
How 'Wilding' has thrown me off the forest track.
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Mike Gould
May 30, 20202 min
Sea swimming with Kylie
I have been reading The Guardian's list of the best 100 Number One singles in the UK. Definitely worth checking out - but before you do,...
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Mike Gould
May 15, 20201 min
Ode to Belly Mujinga
A poem from me about rail worker Belly Mujinga, who died after an incident at Victoria.
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