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Continue reading →: Why Childhood Passions Matter More Than We RealiseI don’t think I was ever particularly interested in passing trends as a child. Other people moved quickly from one obsession to another, but for me there were always two constants: music and books. They still are. I read constantly growing up, sometimes things that were probably a little too…
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Continue reading →: The Best Live Concerts I’ve Ever Seen – From Oasis at Maine Road to Everything EverythingAside from writing, music has always been one of my things. I’ve been lucky enough to see some incredible live bands and artists over the years and, honestly, most concerts are memorable in their own way. Sometimes it’s the atmosphere, sometimes the crowd, sometimes a single song played at exactly…
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Continue reading →: All hail the Wigan KebabNow, I don’t know if this is the most interesting local custom, but it does have the potential to take off. So much so that I wrote a poem about it, the infamous Wigan Kebab. For those not in the know, Wigan is famous for it’s pies, ironically in some…
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Continue reading →: A Rebel’s prayer
Short poem for Star Wars day from my forthcoming poetry collection by Gavin Turner
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Continue reading →: Look up to yourselfList the people you admire and look to for advice… I struggle with this one. I know some people have mentors and great people in their lives who they admire, but I have always been pretty independent. I admire anyone who ignores the doubters and gets on with being the…
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Essays and fiction about people, behaviour, and the hidden systems that shape everyday life.
Gavin Turner writes
Essays and fiction about people, behaviour, and the hidden systems that shape everyday life.
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