Comments on: The Gentle Author Speaks

By: Peter J Washington

Peter J Washington — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:38:31 +0000

For those of us who in the course of our life and maybe very young in age enter the realms of London for whatever purpose its touches us in a way that becomes a sliver of life’s strata, it grows each time we work or visit.
In my case it touched my life as a 15 year old boy going to receive the documents to join my first ship at both the Merchant Navy pool of London and also P&O house in 1968.
Since that memorable day I have been a part of London as both a visitor and an employee of many companies, I’ve even dug her up in the course of my employ as and engineer.
Nonetheless, having even lived within her bounds and was always made welcome by both East Enders and those up West, like Dick Whittington we all return to the greatest city on Earth.
The Gentle Author has found the strata and wealth of her history in stories and pictures, for this I like many give you our heartfelt thanks, electronic is all and well, but maybe some day the whole as a series of books for generations to come, this is a work of tremendous importance and can’t be lost in the ether.

By: Mary Nicholls

Mary Nicholls — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:54:45 +0000

Just discovered the “gentle author” today and wanted to find out his/her identity… so I googled the question and it brought me to your page… I am so glad that I read your interview… it has opened a whole new world for me to explore….Thankyou

By: Margaret MCDermott

Margaret MCDermott — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:24:59 +0000

I love the Gentle Author and her writings are an inspiration to me.Today I read of the death of the beautiful Mr Pussy and the tears were streaming down my face.

By: TokyoDon

TokyoDon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:28:32 +0000

PP – I feel the same way. The GA is amazing and the more I learn about him/her the more I appreciate what he/she’s doing.

The stuff he/she says about the pain of losing stories that haven’t been told. That’s happening every day, everywhere.

We’re lucky to have him/her – if only every community could have its own GA: forging links, recording people’s experiences and keeping history alive.

By: PP@pimpmybricks

PP@pimpmybricks — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:13:05 +0000

Oh, I like you more and more.

I understand that in your pieces you seek to be secondary to the subject, and that is exactly what happens. But also you are a very present presence in them, an attitude, a responsiveness, a wide open receptiveness. You are fully there but not coloured in; you are discernible but your features are indistinct. So to read this very candid interview is a lovely thing and there were lots of exclamations of ‘oh yes!’ and lots of bells ringing here. It would be boring to state them all, but one (of the many) thing(s) I most emphatically agree with you on is that ‘the masses’ don’t exist. And your blog is an antidote to precisely that way of thinking.

By: jane osullivan

jane osullivan — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:03:37 +0000

hurray ,I was really hoping to get to read this interview,and am inspired by it .I relate to the feeling you mention G.A of
“writing is the outcome of an unquiet mind”because that is how I feel exactly about my need to draw.
Reading your writing and meeting all the amazing people is a highlight of my day.Thank you wholeheartedly and may all the rewards keep you going even if you do not have time to think of much else,what you are doing will never be forgotten and has reached more hearts and souls than maybe a work of fiction.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:44:18 +0000

Allthough I know you personally I found this article an interesting insight into your mind, rather like taking the back off of a TV set to see the works. I was very interested in the philosophical way you reacted to the risk of death. When I was fighting to pull a four engined bomber out of a dangerous stall, I swore my head off. Thanks for forwarding this article.
Gary

By: Stephen Harvey

Stephen Harvey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:39:51 +0000

I very much appreciate your loving, understanding and compassionate writing about the community in which you live. It is a rare thing to be able to write in this way about one of the largest cities in the world – or at least a part thereof. It shows that a sense of community grows from the people who form it and cannot be tacked on from the outside. This is now part of my daily reading and I thank you very much for it.

By: Anne Forster

Anne Forster — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:23 +0000

If we keep up to date with your postings GA, then we shall each learn a little more as days go by about YOU the person behind the words. Tantalising as most of us will never perhaps visit your place or meet you….

In learning more about you we do learn a little more about ourselves.

By: linda

linda — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:13 +0000

Sometimes it is easier to talk to a stranger than someone you know. I like the idea of the internet being a way for people to talk to each other again! Great interview. Have a lovely evening, love Linda x