Badly-lit

I was at a thing. Very rarely for me, it was my own thing, only my second in front of … More

Summer reading

To continue this season of not, where I have been reposting old blog posts and links to some others, I … More

There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to speak. … More

I am not completely stupid. I know celebrity culture is here to stay. As my children frequently remind me, ‘It … More

I had bumped into a friend at the cash machine. We greeted each other, as we always do, with a … More

It wasn’t all rain. There were rainbows among which Shawna has blogged about fountain pens again. Honestly, she could do … More

Dear Cancer It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Fifteen years, to be precise. To the day. Amazing to realise it … More

Before I start, I want to say that this is not about stats. This is not about stats. What this … More

Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More