Fred is a Life member of The Royal Society of Biology, but with writing that covers topics as diverse as Religion; Family & Fun; Personal Adventures; Royalty, and of course, the ‘expected’ science articles ... Fred Ogden MRSB (writer’s nom-de-plume: Fred-Almost-Famous and often nicknamed ‘The Professor’), is a former International…

An analysis of ‘Virgins’, and a bit of fun with The Virgin Mary. — Non-airline Definitions of ‘Virgin’: a woman who has had no sexual relations with a man; a female insect that reproduces without fertilization; a member of an order of women under vows of chastity; a madonna (The Virgin Mary); a man who has had no carnal knowledge of a woman; the constellation Virgo. Three virgins I’ve come to know:

New Year Resolution proving difficult? … Try being ‘Born Again’! — Personal Promises and Failure Rates: New Year Resolutions are personal promises that are renowned for their rate of failure, but they are not the only personal promises that are difficult to maintain. If you’ve ever tried to lose weight and have been determined to do so, you’ll know what I mean. …

TO BE OR NOT TO BE A TOP WRITER: WILL YOU OR WON’T YOU? — TO DRINK or NOT TO DRINK? … THAT IS THE QUESTION! My previously published article: ‘A Lesson from THE Top Writer’, was about Charles Dickens’ ability to drink an awful lot of wine, and yet, still be able to write top-quality stories! (there’s a link to that article at the end). In my previous article, I revealed that Dickens spent the…

How the Dickens did this man do it? … Could you do the same? — In the World Literary Giant Square at Lu Xun Park Shanghai sits this statue of Charles Dickens. Today’s story is for writers who like to drink … and it also provides fuel for non-drinkers who like to offer their opinions about ‘drinkers’ and drinking: One of England’s Greatest Writers: Charles Dickens was born in 1812…

The kids are getting excited … But will he be coming this year? — My wife and I attended Christmas lunch in 2021, and during the meal, this surprise guest appeared. I asked him if we could take a photo. He lent forward and whispered into my ear: “Hello Fred … I knew you when you were 8”. This shocked me (as I was…

A little girl named Nan wrote to God … She was finding it hard — This little girl’s message to God seems to say it all … where is the peace? …

But you wouldn’t know if you see what shops are offering — In late November I wrote a short article: O Come Let Us Adore HAM! in which I mentioned that I planned to publish 3 Advent articles in December with the following titles (underlined as links once published): Advent Part 1: ‘The Prince of Peace is coming’ (today’s article) Advent Part…