End of the sea code
Saw this very sad snippet of news in the 29 August edition of Freedom magazine: At least 73 migrants have died at sea after ships repeatedly passed them…
“Fire Horses” by Mark Liam Piggott
Joe Noone seems to have it all – a beautiful house built into a Mallorca hillside, a comfortable lifestyle, a beautiful girlfriend.…
“T.S. Eliot” by Peter Ackroyd
I hardly ever read poetry, but for some reason T.S. Eliot’s poetry speaks to me. Perhaps it’s because, like Eliot, I used…
Monday morning inspiration
“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to…
Good review
On the Holloway Road got a nice review from a fellow writer and blogger, Helen J Beal. I found it particularly encouraging because she hates travelogues and Kerouac,…
Miscellaneous facts about bees
Sorry, this has nothing to do with reading, or writing, or anything else this blog is supposed to be about. I just…
Monday morning inspiration
“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear…
“The Gentle Spirit” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky is one of my favourite writers. I discovered him in my teenage years, read as many of his books as I…