Bøker av Nic Outterside

Bar Room Scrawl is a selection of poems inspired by thoughts, scribbles, rambles and people from my local pub The Starting Gate in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton.The Gate, as locals call it, only opened its doors in 2018.Despite the effect of the Covid 19 pandemic it survived as a home for many. It reminds me of the warm Miners Welfare clubs I once knew in Barnsley and the dominoes bars in Burton upon Trent. Small, friendly and welcoming. No fruit machines, no TV and no juke box. Just people, laughter and chatter, and a pub quiz once a month!It's an oasis, a community centre, a place to meet friends and drink beer while creativity springs eternal.Feel welcome!

In September 1987, I was diagnosed with a fast spreading malignant cancer of the right shoulder.In May 1988, following two operations to remove my shoulder muscle and most of my right lung, plus six weeks of radiotherapy, I was given a one-in-10 chance of surviving five years.Now 36 years later, after having three more wonderful children and an award-winning career in journalism and book-publishing, this is my story...Nic Outterside, February 2024

Scars of life, love, abuse, attempted murder, recovery, respect and survival of two diverse people who happened to meet and share their stories.