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

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR ALL (ATHEISTS; BELIEVERS … EVEN YOU!) — BE THE CHANGE * * BE THE CHANGE * * BE THE CHANGE I don’t know who it was that spayed the above message on this street, but whoever it was does seem to want action; seems to be motivated to do something … but what? Was the author of…

You can help your friends who aren’t yet Medium members: — Are you a Medium member with non-member friends? Here’s how you can help them get three-reads per month. Or are you new to this platform and perhaps thinking of joining Medium, but unsure? Not sure where to start? … Don’t worry, there’s no rush; take your time, and whilst waiting…

How did his plans work out? How did it go? Did she remember? — The story so far: Last year, I wrote Part 1 of a story titled: ‘How an 82-yr-old man is Planning a Special Present for his 6-yr-old Daughter … Part1’. It was all about the blanket above ... brought back from Lesotho in Southern Africa to the UK where I then lived. If you haven’t…

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…