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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Friday, 7 December 2012. Asylums, Antiquarians and Anecdotes - and Arthur C Clarke. It’s no secret that my book Delivered Unto Lions. Was, if you like, the partially detached young patients’ arm of Tone Vale Hospital. Is published by the Clarke family’s own organisation, the Rocket Publishing Company. Covers...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: January 2011

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Monday, 31 January 2011. Where is the Case for the Defence? In some recent radio interviews (and a YouTube video. In which I have discussed my book, Delivered Unto Lions. What amazes me is that no one (as far as I am aware) has yet come forward to defend Merrifield Unit, or children’s psychiatric units...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: December 2010

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Thursday, 23 December 2010. Book Review - The Light in My Mind. I hadn’t expected to be blogging again before the new year, but having just read The Light in My Mind. By Joyce Passmore (published by Speak Up Somerset) I just had. To share my review of this very significant book. The Light in My Mind. Joyce r...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: April 2011

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Tuesday, 26 April 2011. Do Actions Speak Louder? Things in the real world. If I pick up a hammer and drop it on your toe, that does. They do it. John L Austin, for example, is a name especially associated with speech-act theory. This theory emphasises various aspects of speech, and one of them is the...Is a ...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: March 2011

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Monday, 21 March 2011. Book Review - Winnicott. D W Winnicott (1896-1971) was a pioneering paediatrician and psychoanalyst who dedicated his life to the field of child development. Adam Phillips’ book, Winnicott. Published by Penguin), provides a thorough overview of the man’s life and achievements. Phillips...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Thursday, 20 December 2012. Say that everything changes would hardly be an original comment. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (circa 535-475 BC) supposedly said, ‘. There are, of course, those who deny this, those who simply. I started this piece by quoting a philosopher, and I’m very tempted to carry ...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: December 2013

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Tuesday, 10 December 2013. The Promise of a Sweet Word. An ‘earworm’ is a catchy musical phrase which continuously repeats in the mind long after it has stopped playing. But ‘earworm’ does not adequately describe what I’m writing about now. This is something more. Among the band’s eclectic mix of novel...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: March 2013

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Saturday, 16 March 2013. Some Words in Praise of the NHS. And the Gift of Choice. Needless to say, this is scandalous. But my intention here is. To condemn the NHS, despite some very serious failings in some areas of the country. Indeed, as a result of my book. I occasionally hear from people with their own ...

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David Austin: Writing with Considered Intent: March 2012

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David Austin is the author of Delivered Unto Lions. A novel inspired by the hidden world of 1970s child psychiatric ‘care’. This blog focuses on issues related (sometimes tangentially) to this topic. Monday, 12 March 2012. In thinking about mental health – or, indeed, health in general – is there a spiritual dimension that needs to be considered? Unverifiable, or even non-existent. The spiritual is. The Hebrew word ruha. And the Greek word pneuma. 8211; used in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible res...