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Oscar Reed
Dad Made Me Do It; or, How I Started Running Further
Beers, a drunken challenge, and motivation from my old man. A chronicle of how I went from the pub to running my first marathon.
Oscar Reed
Waxing Lyrical: July 24
Country, indie, and some hometown heroes; a recap of the vinyl picked up during the month of July.
Oscar Reed
Drink Made Me Do It; or, How I Started Running
How booze, indie music, and a bet formed the perfect recipe to discover a love of running.
Oscar Reed
Lose Yourself: An egotist's reflections on 'enlightenment' in the modern age
Musings on ideas around self-improvement and self-actualisation.
Oscar Reed
Delight in Decline: The Beautiful Decay of the Northern Powerhouse
A love letter to Northwich and the other Northern towns whose real value is left behind in valueless redevelopment agendas.
Oscar Reed
Said Goodbye to a Friend Today
Said goodbye to a friend today, long gone his days of mint condition; inside and out: battered and worn. Said goodbye to a friend today,...
Oscar Reed
Sonnet CW9
Sonnet 18 for the people of Northwich, written by Oscar Reed.
Oscar Reed
A Very Dramatic Ending
An unfortunate man meets his untimely demise and two mismatched detectives.
Oscar Reed
Heartbreak by Numbers
Like painting by numbers, but for broken hearts.
Oscar Reed
Why I'm Running For CALM
Why I'm running the 2023 Brighton Marathon to raise money for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).
Oscar Reed
One Year of One Song Per Day
One song per day. One song per artist. One year in the making.
Oscar Reed
No Maps
Where we're going we don't have maps.
Oscar Reed
Tramps Like Us
An ode to Charlie Chaplin.
Oscar Reed
Friend
An ode to friendship in four stanzas.
Oscar Reed
George and the Concrete Jungle
George lay there, staring up, and as though staring into a mirror, he couldn’t help but realise they replicated his rare moment of...
Oscar Reed
The Final Cut
A short story based on a photograph taken by Georgia Hope.
Oscar Reed
Shoot Me Once, Shame on Me. Shoot Me Twice, Shame on You. Shoot Me Three Times, I'm Calling the Cops
A short story based on art by Owen White.
Oscar Reed
Since Last We Met
A journey on the long road home.
Oscar Reed
The Brass Band
Short story based on art by Caitlin Hazell.
Oscar Reed
Man of the Cloth
Short story based on art by Owen White, written by Oscar Reed.
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