I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead is a downbeat but straightforward British gangster revenge movie with none of the America-friendly cheeky-Cockney-chappie charm of any of Guy Ritchie’s films. Since it’s from the director of Get Carter, what appears straightforward soon becomes multilayered and complicated. Mike Hodges reunites to direct Clive Owen, who broke through in Hodges’…
Interesting post today about how a Vitamin D deficiency can cause not just physical problems, but can have a real factor in mental health as well. Since there’s no better source of Vitamin D than the sun, take some time to go get a little. It may not solve all of your mental health issues,…
Wasted by Mark Johnson started life as a series of articles about his past as a homeless drug addict in London. These were published in the Big Issue weekly magazine that is sold by the currently and formerly homeless people in several UK cities as a job, and has been in print for 15 years…
RASAC Stands for Rape And Sexual Abuse Counselling and is an offshoot of the Winchester Area Community Action group. It’s been going since 1995 but recently received more promotional support with leaflets and cards denoting support from Hampshire County Council, the police authority and NHS Hampshire. The charity tackles any unwanted sexual encounter from either…
The first 15 pages of Cry Myself to Sleep serve as a summary of the first book Cry Silent Tears. The story continues as the author relates his move to London, southern England and finally Wales. Sadly, in echoes of Mark Johnson’s Wasted, Peters had to learn to survive when homeless and face more tragedy…
Keith Smith has been interviewed over on NJ.com regarding his abduction, rape, survival and the revenge by proxy which sparked a mystery that is now almost 35 years old. Read it here and the American Amazon page, from which you buy only the required number of copies that will be printed and sent, is here….
