This webpage brings together links to all my activities and publications on the web. It never has new posts- I just edit this one to ensure links are current.
Words to thoughts
I have developed a series of workshops aimed at managers looking at critical reflection and creative writing, publishing the short book
The Flow of Thought: A manager's guide to using poetry for reflection.
Digitisation
From 2003 until 2011, I worked as a project manager at the
National Library of Wales in Abertytwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. The Library is a copyright library, holding the world's largest collection of printed books relating to Wales, but is also the largest archive in Wales. My first project was Archives Network Wales, now re-branded as
Archives Wales, a website containing searchable summaries of all archive collections held in Wales. I also project-managed the
Welsh Journals Online project, funded by
JISC, digitising 400,000 pages of 20th-century journals. I worked as Project Support Manager on an even more ambitious project to digitise the Library's entire pre-1900 newspaper and journal collection. Anything relating to my work at the Library is published on its website, and nowhere else.
Archaeology
I had previously worked as a archaeological project manager, mainly for the
Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, of which I am now a trustee. I undertook commercial evaluations and excavations across south Wales and published numerous reports. I continue to do some work as an archaeological specialist on brick, mortar and animal bone.
I have combined my interests in management practice and archaeology at my blog
10 simple steps to better archaeological management. which was initially developed for an
IfA conference paper and is occasionally updated with commentary on current professional issues. This blog is completely independent of any organisation.
Writing and poetry
I have been running my main blog,
A Few Words, since 2004. This has a mixture of reviews, jokes, essays and short stories, not all of it tasteful, well-written, or error-free. I don't use it much anymore. There are also separate blogs for the unproduced radio plays
Dooced and
Written in the Heart and an early draft of the novella
Change and Decay.
I publish general poetry on
Carefully Chosen Words and haiku about management on
Capturing the Changing Moment.
I am currently writing a novel.
I am a member of
Lampeter Writers' Workshop and
Red Heron.
Publishing
I run the small press
Carreg Ffylfan Press, which has published six books so far,
Carefully Chosen Words, Travels with a Notebook, 1
0 simple steps to better archaeological management, and
The Flow of Thought, Poetry from Strata Florida and
Removals.
Art projects
I am currently devoting some time to the
Skyline Project (photos of unusual and interesting skylines and exploring negative space) and the
Found Words Project (leaving short poems in public places).
Social networking
I am on Linked In, Facebook and Twitter @mlocock (not used much). .
I can be contacted at mlocockATgmail.com
