Author - markhatwood

I was reflecting the other day on the combination of age and social relevance and how it can be challenging. My involvement in this has been a...

I’ve had quite a few discussions about art and AI. I’ve even written about it in one of my recent novels. The question most people have an issue with...

I was recently reading about the songwriter and performer ‘Scatman’ who had a hit of the same name in ‘94. He grew up with a terrible stutter which...

I recently heard about an experiment where half of a focus group were made up with a facial scar. And before they were sent out to have conversations...

I was watching a short video the other day which I thought was exceptional. It featured a trainer giving a pep talk to some school kids. Rather than...

I’m disappointed in myself. There, I said it. Despite knowing the folly of external influence, there are times that I let myself down badly. And this...

I recently reflected on a ‘shameful’ memory that bothered me for many years.  My mother and father had split up, and my mother had moved to a new...

Last month, I had to have an MRI. My wife suggested I take a Diazepam to calm me, but my gung-ho spirit brushed it off. Me? As I was gently slid into...

One of the great joys of committing to writing these newsletters for you each month is that it forces me to be introspective about my thoughts and...

When I was young, things were a lot simpler. For example, there were only a handful of TV stations; long-distance communication was reduced to just...