Monthly Archives: March 2014

birthdays, ageing, and martin amis

This post is going to be long winded, I can feel it. So, anyway, you know, if you’ve stuck with me on this most sporadic of blogs, that there are two things going on in my reading life at the … Continue reading

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arboretum

Do you have a favourite word? For me, favourite words are like favourite books or favourite songs, they change over time. Right now my favourite word is arboretum, because it sounds nice and it conjures up  exotic, well-tended greenery (which is in … Continue reading

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yes I’m still here

It is truly hard to keep this writing blog going when I spend my working days intensively writing and reading, even though it’s my ideal occupation. But when I come home I don’t have the mental energy for inspired blog … Continue reading

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