BlogHide Resteemsbristolchris72 (41)in poetry • 8 years agoNever knew my father was a poet, until 3 years after he died.My father died when I was 14. A slightly distant man, he divorced from my mother when I was 10, and spent his remaining years in regular but awkward contact, trying to develop a relationship with…bristolchris72 (41)in travel • 8 years agoMeeting Freetown, Sierra LeoneIn my old English, seafaring home town of Bristol there is a timeworn cemetery called Arnos Vale. When I was fortunate enough to visit the Caribbean in 2012 I ended up walking through Arnos Vale…bristolchris72 (41)in life • 8 years agoEveryone Into Space – The elasticity of human consciousnessIn the time of Christopher Columbus, a large part of the population of Europe still believed the world to be flat. Even though in 294 BC the Ancient Greek astronomer Eratosthenes had clearly showed…bristolchris72 (41)in life • 8 years agoAn unconscious act of kindness and the Social Self – Where does ‘You’ existMy wife is the kindest person I know, and most of the time she has no idea. Recently we were in a supermarket in the north east of Bristol in the UK. As an area to live it’s not the worst, maybe not…bristolchris72 (41)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoHello I’m Chris. I went on holiday, sat through a force 5 Hurricane and now I'm a climate scientistI have been thinking how to say hello and say something interesting. Well something happened a few years ago that seems to have largely defined who I am now and seems worth telling. So here…bristolchris72 (41)in steemit • 8 years agoHometown Art, Pride, Love - Three things worth posting forThere are three reasons why I wanted to share this photo 1) It’s of my daughter 2) An excellent piece of art on display for free (thanks JPS) 3) It was taken outside a gay club on a…