Category Archives: Independent Thinking

My thoughts and questions about keeping independent art independent. Meanderings and discussion about the mindset and approach to writing and promoting our art.

Labour Was Only a Tool for Punishment

“Labour Punish Coalition at Polls” This was the headline on the BBC News website after the local election results on the 3rd May 2012. The Coalition has indeed suffered great losses but it is no less than anybody would have … Continue reading

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Identity Labels: How do we use them?

With the recent release of Susan Cain’s ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts’, there has been a lot of discussion about this often overlooked or unexamined temperament and how it fits in a very extrovert-centred world. It has been great to … Continue reading

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Sheep Dressed Like Wolves: Smells and Memories

This week’s podcast is not just for your ears. For the first time you can watch it too, which is fun. It is all about the way our memories are stimulated by senses and the power of smell in this … Continue reading

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The Biggest Lie Ever Sold: ‘You are Non-Creative’

Sometimes life takes over and you lose yourself in the busyness and momentum that throws you off topic and away from the shoreline. It can be like an oceanic current; upon which you float for a while, until before you … Continue reading

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Sheep Dressed Like Wolves: Words are Powerful and You are Creative

This is the eighth episode of 2012. Where do our words go once they leave our mouths? Are there really creative and non-creative people? These are two of the questions tackled in this week’s episode of Sheep Dressed Like Wolves. … Continue reading

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Sheep Dressed Like Wolves: Panic Buying

The seventh episode of the podcast sees Andy look at the recent ‘fuel crisis’ .  Why did we behave like we did, why the government wants us to blow ourselves up and the ultimate mystery, why is everyone else an … Continue reading

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Panic Buying is Not Human Nature

There has been a lot of talk recently surrounding the weird run on the petrol stations that we have witnessed in the light of the non-announced strike by the tanker drivers union, Unite. People have been attempting to explain the … Continue reading

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You Don’t HAVE to Do it, You GET to Do it

When the sun comes out everything changes – the world seems somehow lighter. This week spring has really come through; blossom like snow upon the grass, birds singing loudly and the whirring of lawn mowers rattling into action for the … Continue reading

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Empire of the Soul – Photos

Our lives are comprised of stories; they ARE our lives. They are the constructive constituents of our very reality. We all have stories and we all listen to the stories that we are told. They spread through generations until we … Continue reading

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Sheep Dressed Like Wolves: Cups and Saucers

This is the sixth episode of Sheep Dressed Like Wolves, during which Andy discusses cups and saucers, suggesting that it might be time to find something to replace the now outdated and impractical use of saucers. He also points to … Continue reading

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