six months on....

I think the core of my brain is now getting back into the swing of things. I am writing again, and my brain seems to be following it like the yellow brick road.
I have been writing on and off, but the escalation of prolificness has not been there. Now I am to focus on the magazine I had done for nine years without really a break until the operation I had similar of Russell Watson the classical singer had. Yep, the pituitary area....it was a benign tumour. As much came out as the brain would allow etc etc.
Since the writer Terry Sorby passed away and I was with him when I renamed Ebb & Flow from Josie Magazine, and he aided me in starting a free information website, I am turning the corner. Whereby it was a non-profit magazine with Treasurey account etc. I am now retired, so will be focusing on the magazine as a hobby. I'm sure many will be interested in it still.
The new name as of this weekend past...and agreed upon with the Patron....
EBB & FLOW (The New Voice) previously known as EBB & FLOW COMMUNITY MAGAZINE. Wish me luck all of you please...it is therapy for me, but also, I hope many other writers, artists, photographers will feel the same. All copyright stays with the owners of course, cannot be returned....and the main bulk (if any) will be in places like the Hastings Reference Library...a few outlets like reading tables where I leave them, universities I hope and where the power of me is able to leave them. I am looking forward to the challenge. I am focusing on trying to get it done for the Christmas period. I've been researching and putting feelers out for contributions...quite surprised myself....anyway, hope it will reach the stars one day. Take care.
OH by the way...anybody who wants to send anything may....either by email...to josie30@btopenworld.com - or the magazines postal address (ehmm - don't forget the postal looming strike....PO Box 117, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. TN38 9ZJ - UK

My reading power seems to be a little better now...I've got myself an ereader....I'd recommend them. I got mine in Waterstones....you upload the books from the net...the one I have can have 3 settings on the font size...I use the largest being partially sighted...it saves your place fine...being lighter also for me helps greatly...I did say to Waterstones I would pass on info similar to a review....well worth it I think. Now using one of these, I think I could get involved in a book reading club...but the normal is a month...be great if there was a half year or something like that....maybe GROW will consider a reading book club....then a discussion, then a written piece from the readers....I've got a book on my bookshelf that I read back in 1979 with an adult education course...I thought it great, mind you - I could read awhole lot faster then being also a lover of reading books, but got very slow over the years due to eye problems....But, it is good on the eye muscles you know...anyway, I bought a duplicate about 2 years ago, and wish to read again....not sure yet without research if I can gain it for the reader but I will try....I was reminded again today as it was in one of the hands of characters of Eastenders tonight...the book - TESTAMENT of YOUTH by Vera Brittain. Written on the front cover - 'A haunting elegy for a lost generation' THE TIMES - With a new introduction by Mark Bostridge...so it will be slightly different for me....After all...even though GROW is a writing group - reading is also part of thought knowledge, as what you read was also written by writers.

Right think I'll sign off now...getting tired. Until next time.