The Word World
so, how and when did you learn to read? Here’s my story – i was four years old and my mother was reading “Heidi” to
Tag: Alma Alexander
And so. Back into the breach…
Those of you who might have been following the plot might know that over the last handful of years or so i had basically not
Professional tumbleweed…
In the context of looking for something else entirely, I came upon a list, in my father’s handwriting, listing my family’s perambulations from 1960 to
I can see clearly now…
A couple of the autumn/winter rains have been heavy, and have resulted in massive backsplash spatter on the doors of my office downstairs under the
On My Bookshelf: The January Read 2025
So for those coming in late, here’s the tradition. Mystery was my Deck’s jam more than mine, and so I didn’t really read mystery novels
Happy Halloween…
This first appeared a long time ago (in 2010) but I like to recycle it at the right time of the year, for those who
Pedestals
…in particular, the idolization of creatives (writers, artists, people in the movie industry) who then in one way or another “fall from grace” and then
Anthems
Perhaps because of the Olympics which are a particular spark point for national fervour – I mean you literally go there flagwaving, proud to REPRESENT
Learning to breathe again
All my life writing has been life and breath to me (as anyone who evern knew me can attest). Poetry was my inheritance, passed onto
Happy Re-Birthday, love…
… your “rebirthed” self would have been old enough to drink today. I would have opened champagne. You never lived to see it. Let me
My Mother’s Salt
Two years ago or so, my mother, who was already mostly blind from macular degeneration and was suffering from increasing physical frailty
The Mystery of Spoons
We all have a cutlery drawer in the kitchen, right? Well, mine is weird. The forks partition has the six forks that came as the
An Exclusive Club
So, I just joined a very exclusive club – one which I never thought anything I wrote would get anywhere near. People, a county in