Be brave and true to yourself.

What advice would you give to your teenage self?

I was a teenager in the 60s. I’ve written extensively about it. Angst and the Beatles Generation is a set of short stories about being a teenager, just before we were released from the slavery of being clones of our mums and dads.

Be a person, take advice from others but above all, be prepared to take risks to get the results you want. Teenagers – you can walk on water.

But the accident rate among teenagers is high. Do not drink too much or substance abuse because impaired judgement causes bad risk-taking.

Wear white at night and remember – speed kills. Ask any traffic cop. They know about scraping teenagers off the tarmac.

Published by Clive La Pensée

Clive La Pensée, ex-science teacher, recognised writer on history of beer, novelist, expressionist, dreamer, believer in never giving up, empathiser, hopeful for a future without class, gender or racial prejudice. It's tough and at the moment, one has to remember distance travelled, rather than where we are at. View more posts