Dr Fabola

I’ll let you in on a little secret, something I don’t know if I’ve ever admitted publicly. I have this perpetual fear, more like a constant worry, that I’ll never create another piece of art ever again. When I talk about creating a piece of art, I mean writing a song, short story, novel, or…

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Happy Sunday. This week I’m back with another short story, the third one of the year. I do this from time to time, and you can find the last short story here, and lots more in the back catalogue of this blog (I recommend Maisy and Not Long For This World if you’d like pointers…

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Happy Sunday. I’ve had a fruitful and eventful couple of days gigging and engaging with my art, and it’s been a very encouraging couple of weeks as a musician indeed. Over the last few weeks I’ve had some fulfilling performances and some lovely, uplifting encounters, from in person conversations at gigs to messages I’ve received…

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Happy Sunday. As I write this we’re on our way home, having had the loveliest time visiting family in St Albans, which is just what the doctor ordered after an eventful week of gigging and writing. On Saturday, the sun shone as we strolled through the city markets as the scents of assorted foods, coffee…

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Happy Sunday. I’ve had a fruitful and eventful couple of days gigging and engaging with my art, but nevertheless, this week I bring you another song spotlight from my new album, Hope on the Horizon. I love the way this song came about, because it has serendipity written all over it. One afternoon, I was…

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Serendipity: The faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for – Merriam-Webster  This is a story about that one time, not long ago, when I – we, really, my wife and I – found something we desperately needed, when we weren’t looking for it. It happened while we were on holiday…

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Happy Sunday. I’ve been away holidaying, having spent a few lovely days in Berlin, and before that a short trip to Cambridgeshire. Before that, I had a bit of a busy spell with my album release so it was nice to have some time to just chill and think about how far I’ve come. Having…

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Happy Sunday. This week I’m back with a song spotlight for one of my favourite songs on my new album, Hope on the Horizon. One of the things I love about this song – called Promise of, as in promise of tomorrow – is its simplicity. I wrote it one winter afternoon after spending an…

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Happy Easter Sunday. Today’s blog will be a little different, because rather than the usual essay on the creative journey, a song spotlight, or a short story, I have a little update to share, or I should say, a little explanation on an update you might have noticed. Eagle-eyed readers among you might have noticed…

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I’ve spent the last few weeks thinking about the concept of identity and how I’ve been navigating this journey as a creative individual making my way in a landscape that is often inimical to the pursuit of creativity.  This week I’ve found myself thinking about an idea I came across a few weeks ago, courtesy…

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