On the Holloway Road Sleepless It’s past four in the morning and I can’t sleep. Haven’t slept all night. I tried reading for a while, but that didn’t work – I couldn’t focus…
Reading “Afterwards” by Rachel Seiffert The style of writing is very conversational. No beauty, not even many full sentences. The sort of writing with not many verbs.…
Thinking Two years in jail… for graffiti! On my way to work on Friday, passing Southwark Crown Court, I saw a group of people protesting outside. I always love…
Literary events Caine Prize for African Writing I’ve been attending quite a few readings at the Southbank Centre lately, and always find that, while I spend some time wondering…