What better way to re-introduce myself than after a month-and-a-half-long unannounced Christmas hiatus? Well, I'm back to blogging. Did anyone notice I'd gone? Don't answer that. We move forward. This is a new start for me (yes, another one). I want to make a commitment to you and to myself, I'm just struggling to come up with … Continue reading Hello Wembley
Things fall in place And whatever goes wrong, I know that truth is illusion To begin with I know that truth is confusion And whatever goes wrong Things all embrace.
That final word is a godsend. A note of relief or release, Of grief, a new lease, Or different, of life, The will to survive Beyond and behind Something solid, A word so squalid, Meteoric and metaphoric. A moment of liquid magic From that final shot glass For a taste of metaphoria, And as … Continue reading There’s Magic in the End of Things
So this weekend I saw Dawn French talking to Sue Perkins about Perky's new book Spectacles. In case you missed that or simply think I'm a despicable liar, I did indeed say Dawn French and Sue Perkins. I met Sue Perkins. She signed my book. I talked at her face. What made it even more … Continue reading Kill your Darlings
I suppose I should sleep, since tomorrow means work and waking and expectation, but the TV has stopped blaring for a moment and there is quiet. Quiet, but not peace, quiet, but not darkness. The colour is blue and the face is familiar. Quiet, but not comfort; the silence is unnerving, awkward. This is a … Continue reading BBC Feedback
I wonder whether my sardonic way of writing is well-suited to a blog. Then again, I have loads of work to do so I'd rather do this instead. I've always loved the idea of writing an advice column. Not least due to the fact that I, of anyone, have so little life experience and absolutely … Continue reading Mountains of Macaroni Cheese
The first one is without doubt the most difficult, correct? I should point out that I mean the first blog post, not the first pub quiz, although that too is a daunting test. With a blank page and an empty mind, what do you talk about? I finished that particular sentence a full 10 minutes … Continue reading Reflections on a Pub Quiz
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