I have to be totally honest here and say that I sometimes find it difficult to retain my enthusiasm for posting on here. I love writing stories although I know that they often don’t hit the right note with some, but that’s fine. We all have different likes and persuasions and as long as there’s nothing for others to find offensive I don’t see this as too much of a problem.
However, what is difficult is that none of us...and I totally include myself in this...really follow up any stories so that they can be developed further. Many (and again, I’m not one of them) respond with a ‘great story’, ‘really enjoyed that’ etc comment but then that’s the end of it. I don’t even do that and I apologise wholeheartedly for not doing so.
But what you will all have seen from my efforts are that I am fascinated by the events that surround an accident. What happened afterwards? And not just the following day but the following months. How do others view an accident? Do they dismiss it or is there a sense of wanting to know more? What about family members and friends who find out? How does the person get home and what do they do about their wet clothes etc?
There are literally loads of accompanying events that I’d love to develop further but whilst I’d probably find pleasure writing about them, I know that the majority would probably say it’s not worth the effort.
Does anyone remember Police Constable Jake Cleary who wet himself whilst lining the parade route? I had a real desire to develop that story further and I did have a go at doing so but I still think there was another chapter. But for whose benefit? Probably mine!

And even I’m not that self-indulgent!!
I sometimes think it would be lovely to have a chat facility where such situations could be developed without having to give as much thought as would be the case if it were to be written up as a story. And you’d also know that the other party or parties involved would be doing so because they were interested and not just to be polite.
I’ve always said that anyone who wants to know why I write the way I do is more than free to message me privately, but to be frank, an exchange like that can take hours, if not days. And I don’t think any of us have such time or inclination.
Anyway, just my thoughts.