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The occupational hazard of going to things where other writers are also present is that they will always at some … More

On not keeping up

Like the man Hemingway describes going bankrupt gradually and then suddenly, I realised the other day that I can no … More

I don’t make new year’s resolutions. I used to, but not any more. It’s not that I don’t want to … More

To celebrate the appearance of my dear friend Christopher Southgate at this year’s Greenbelt Festival, I am republishing my Lifesaving … More

I first heard Chris Southgate’s ‘High Fidelity’ sometime in 2005, when I was lucky enough to be part of a … More