The man puts his hand out, to help me off the tram. He is old, the man. Perhaps in his mid-seventies. He has been to the ballet, with his wife. I know because they have been talking about it, regaling the beauty. He makes me think of my father; who would always put his hand... Continue Reading →
Travels
It's early morning, my back aches from the hard airplane seat that I spent three hours and forty minutes sleeping in. It's early morning and the sun is just rising, the sky filled with red and orange. Gold. I think that it's the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen because I'm full of adventures... Continue Reading →
Reviews – written for Hit and Miss magazine
The last issue of Hit and Miss is here, can you believe it? What will we do with our time now that we can’t wince over other people’s bruises? How will we know things about fresh meat without being a bit stalkerish and asking strange questions? And has anyone actually solved the quiz by Wheels... Continue Reading →
Things I didn’t do (because I was writing this instead)
*** I didn't find strangers in a pub and force them to play Uno with me, including my favourite made-up rule of slapping someone on the head if they get the +4 card. *** I did not shove my cat off my writing table, even though she is in the way and I can't see... Continue Reading →
Review – The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The first interesting thing about this book is the nonlinear timeline, starts starts in post WW2 London, in 1947 and tells the stories of three women; Kay, Helen and Viv and one man; Duncan. All four character’s lives are in someway entwined but in ways that aren’t clear until you read further into the book.... Continue Reading →
To do: Write Better Lists
1. Be better; be better organised. Be a better with money. Spend less money on books and more money on food. Eat better, eat vegetables everyday rather than trying to fill a week's worth into one meal. Be better at exercising. Better at going to the doctor and dentist. Get my car serviced occasionally, and... Continue Reading →