{"id":36,"date":"2006-03-23T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2006-03-23T11:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/writing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T01:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T01:41:37","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/about\/garf\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I think it is something of a family failing that we believe the planet should enjoy the benefit of our opinions&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am a card-carrying journalist. Many years ago I had a column on <em>The Sun<\/em> (a UK tabloid) called &#8216;<em>The Boring Bit<\/em>&#8216; where I reviewed computer software. Since then, I wrote for local press &amp; a variety of promotional and PR assignments for various private companies and public service organisations. Examples may be found at the Wessex Deanery website:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wessex.org.uk\/dental\">http:\/\/www.wessex.org.uk\/dental<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More recently I did some work for an American publication Architosh:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/architosh.com\/author\/garfield-lucas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/architosh.com\/author\/garfield-lucas\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was also managing Editor of <em>The New Millennium Ezine<\/em> (AKA <em>The Milly<\/em>) which ran from 1995 December through to 1999 December. Please visit:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The New Millennium archive\" href=\"http:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/new_mill\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/new_mill\/index.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In recent times I have become more involved with creating &amp; developing open source web-based technology &#8211; which has proven very time consuming. But my old buddy Mr Goose still has time to tap his little beak on his keyboard in his WordPress-powered blog, here on GarfNet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Mr Goose's BLOG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/wordpress<\/a> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"..\/..\/\">About<\/a> | <a href=\"..\/\">Garf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it is something of a family failing that we believe the planet should enjoy the benefit of our opinions&#8230; I am a card-carrying journalist. Many years ago I had a column on The Sun (a UK tabloid) called &#8216;The Boring Bit&#8216; where I reviewed computer software. 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