Welcome. My name is Sophia Moseley and I am a Freelance Writer; below you will find a selection of features that I have written.

	The Man in the Moon Came Down too Soon (April) It has been the alleged cause of insanity and the foundations of many books and films as well as numerous nursery rhymes. [ more... ]		21st Century Slavery (March) Slavery is a thing of the past - right? Not for a moment, it is still alive and kicking its victims into submission. [ more... ]
	The Hypocrites of the Hippocratic Oath (February) The 2,500 year old Hippocratic Oath states "... and I will use treatments for the benefit of the ill in accordance with my ability and my judgment, but from what is to their harm and injustice I will keep them." [ more... ]		Look Before You Leap; 2012 is a Leap Year (January 2012) Planet Earth takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to make its way around the sun; although this time frame is also subject to the vagaries of the Earth's axis that might occasionally tilt. [ more... ]
	No need to shout, I'm only deaf (December) There are 9 million sufferers, that's 1 in 7 of the UK population and of that number there are approximately 35,000 children and young people (aged 0-25) with permanent deafness. [ more... ]		The Invisible Hero (November) Every day was the same for Lewis, his life was as predictable as the sun rise and a monotonous continuation of his father's tedious existence. But all that was about to change. [ more... ]
	The Eyes Have It (October) When the senior clerk suffered a sudden unexplained illness, how fortuitous it was when Katrina contacted the branch to see if they needed extra staff. A happenstance? [ more... ]		No Gain Without Pain (September) One of your earliest lessons in life; a time of great pain for all concerned but also one of your greatest achievements to set you on the road of future success. [ more... ]
	Silent night? In your dreams! (August) It has been cited in the divorce courts and after financial problems and infidelity; it is the third most frequent cause of divorce and separation. [ more... ]		Stonehenge (July) A Bronze Aged temple to the gods or a 20th century make over; is the world renowned Wiltshire monolithic landmark not all it's cracked up to be? [ more... ]
	Brush up your Shakespeare (June) I wonder what it would be like to interview a 16th century celebrity such as Shakespeare, if only I could step back 400 years ... [ more... ]		Tom Clack's School Days (May) A picture paints a thousand words; Tom Clack sent me a picture of him on his way to school and this is my story, not Tom's, but it is in honour of all the 'Toms' and other children in the world who have to stay away from home. [ more... ]
	It's an age old adage (April) "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes" so said Benjamin Franklin in 1879 at the ripe old age of 83; but there is now another certainty: Old Age. [ more... ]		The Royal National Lifeboat Institution - the heroes of the sea (March) "With courage, nothing is impossible" Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI. There can be few people who are as brave as the volunteers who are on call at all times of the day, to rescue those who are in difficulties. [ more... ]
	GOSH It's Great Ormond Street Hospital (February) 14 February may be a red letter day for romantics, but it is also the day that many children were thrown a lifeline by a caring 19th century doctor. [ more... ]		The Future is in Your Hands (January 2011) Albert Einstein said "everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have not control" but what if there was a way to control your future? [ more... ]
	Are You Abreast With the Situation? (December) Some celebrities are proud to publicise their news, others go to great lengths to deny it. For many it is the next 'natural' stage in their superstar career, but is it all it's cut out to be? [ more... ]		Home in a Hedgerow (November) Having satisfied our 18th century greed to fence in as much land as possible to prove ownership, resulting in hundreds of people being disinherited from the land they had worked on and with for generations, it's now our duty to protect that habitat. [ more... ]
	The world may be a stage but it's not a shooting gallery (October) Air gun/rifle/gun : they are all classified as 'firearms' in the eyes of the law. So why is it relatively simple to buy an air gun if it can inflict the same level of injury or death as any other gun? [ more... ]		Carnal Desire or a Passive Means to an End? (September) From footballers' wives to deputy Prime Ministers, it seems to be women who have an axe to grind when it comes to prostitution. [ more... ]
	Let the Punishment Fit the Crime (August) Are you for or Against hanging? Have you suffered the loss of a loved one only to find the perpetrator will be released in a few years' time? Do you believe in 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' or is 'forgiveness the best revenge'? [ more... ]		Strawberry Picking - Don't Miss Life's Opportunities (July) What does the Pick Your Own season mean to you? The chance to hand pick the finest fruit or is there a deeper set meaning in our insatiable desire to grab the best the moment it becomes available? [ more... ]
	Green Cross or Listen to the Rap? (June) What do Darth Vader and a red squirrel called Tufty Fluffytail have in common? They both had or have a huge fan club and they had the same job albeit in different decades ... [ more... ]		Icon of England? (May) Rectangular; cylindrical; wall mounted or free standing; they come in many different shapes and sizes. They have been the home of a cartoon mouse and some are not only highly prized but also protected. Part of our heritage, but is it? [ more... ]
	St George's Day and all things English, or not ... (April) Will you honour the patron saint of England or shrug off the day as nothing special? But who was St George and why should we celebrate a man who never even set foot in this country? [ more... ]		Are you a Galanthophile? (March) Will you 'beware the Ides of March' (Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) or perhaps be as mad as a March hare? Either way you will know the month of March is here because everything starts to change, giving us a hint of the warm spring sunshine to come ... [ more... ]
	Flipping Pancakes, it must be February! (February) Will you be waiting for the postman to arrive or stocking up with extra eggs and flour? Or if you were born on the 29th, maybe you have yet to decide whether to celebrate your birthday on the 28th February or 1st March. Either way, the month of purification is upon us as we head into the last month of winter ... [ more... ]		The Queen and Equine's Official Birthday (January 2010) Do you have a thoroughbred filly or an Italian stallion or perhaps it is just a trusty old nag? Whatever category your four legged friend happens to fall under, do you celebrate their birthday on the day of their birth or their official birthday of 1st January? [ more... ]
	Saluton. Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? (December) A December birthday; a hope for world peace and harmony; persecuted and tortured for his beliefs: sound familiar? He may have had a smaller following and not quite the same impact on the world, but his foresight and belief were his greatest strengths. Dr Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, born 15 December 1859 a man to be admired but who is sadly forgotten ... [ more... ]		The Reason for the Big Bang (November) So what is Bonfire Night all about? Is this great British festival a celebration of the saving of a way of life, or is it merely a smoke screen for something more sinister? [ more... ]
	Pagan Ritual or Christian Festival? (October) Witches, warlocks, wizards and worse. Love it or loathe it Halloween is becoming an increasingly popular event with huge quantities of merchandise to buy and events to enjoy. It is no longer good enough to have just one scary pumpkin head on your wall, you now need a whole army of ghostly ghouls and scary spooks. But don't blame America ... [ more... ]		Noel Noel; No way; oh well (September) Another soggy summer. The next Bank Holiday is four months away and the sunshine finally makes an appearance when everyone is back at work. But don't despair; Christmas is less than 100 days away. But woe betides you if you breathe a ho ho ho too early ... [ more... ]
	The History of Polo (not the one with the hole!) (August) With its origins set in Persia over 2,500 years ago, along with being used as a training aid to cavalry units, the game of Polo was more like a mini skirmish until it evolved into the more manageable four a side game we know today ... [ more... ]