Jon Ellison

 Happy New Year readers! Entering 2024 brings a mix of reflections and hopes. The lows of the past year, marked by global challenges and personal loss, are acknowledged. The struggles of countries like Ukraine, conflicts, and the ever-present cost-of-living crisis are on the forefront.  Of course, we lost some famous faces in 2023. They include; Adan Rich Alan Arkin Algy Ward Annette McCarthy Arthur Schmidt Barbara Bosson Barbara Bryne Barrett Strong Bernadette Hunt aka Falcon from Gladiators Bill Butler Billy The Kid Bo Goldman Brian Tufano Bruce Bould Burny Mattinson Burt Bacharach Burt Young Charles E. Bastien Chas Newby Dale Meeks David Crosby David Elliott Dee Dee Wood Donald W. Ernst Doreen Mantle Droz Earl Bohen George Armstrong Gloria Dee Harry Belafonte Ian Bairnson Jean Boht Jerry Springer Jim Gordon Joe Fagin John Gosling John Nettleton John Waddington Keith Reid Lawrence Turman Lisa Marie Presley Mark Gilpin Mark Goddard Mark Margolis Mark Stewart Matthew Perry Mic...

 So apparently, today's the 12th day of Christmas. I say apparently because I never fully believed that there were actually twelve days of Christmas, aside from Christmases Eve and Day and Boxing Day (December 24th, 25th and 26th). I'd've thought it was just some silly carol that suggests that there are 12 Days of Christmas. But my family follows this tradition and that is; when it comes to the 12th Day, i.e. 5th January, now's the time to start taking the Christmas decorations down. I would've thought it was Boxing Day, but in our family, we have a few other traditions each Christmas and this holiday just gone was no exception. For us, Christmas Day is family time and not only did I spend time with my parents and my older brother, but we were all invited to join some of our other relatives for Christmas Dinner. We had a mixture of turkey and pork and some vegetables and we had music associated with the holiday playing in the background. Sounds familiar doesn't ...

  Hello everybody. I thought I'd share an important update with you. Before I do so, those who read my previous blog posts will know that I studied a master's course in Creative Writing. My graduation ceremony would've taken place on January 2021. But thanks to you-know-what, that didn't happen. But last month, one of the most exciting events of my life occurred; our latest graduation ceremony. No matter what the reviews have said about the university, I am thankful to De Montfort University for the education they provided us and for not forgetting about us. I am now an official master's Creative Writing graduate.

 Hello everybody, before I start, just a little update; the script that I submitted to Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest had entered the quarter finals and has since been labelled as an Honourable Mention. So my next step shall be to try and get the script submitted to a film production company. As some readers may know, a few months ago, I achieved a masters degree in Creative Writing. Through my early posts, I mentioned that I mostly write film scripts. That being said, each of us had to write an essay about meeting one of our favourite writers. It was pretty much more like a story than an essay and the project itself didn't exactly have to be true. Some of us eventually made up our stories.  I originally thought about writing about how I met Shane Rimmer at the National Space Centre in Leicester, but it was hard to think about what to write around it. Eventually I decided to eventually write about how I "met Quentin Tarantino" instead. Just to point out ...