The Ill-fitting Suit
In the brouhaha leading up to the choice of France’s next president, no one has thought to interview the tailor who makes the constitutional suit.… Read More »The Ill-fitting Suit
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Z is for Zero
Well, guess what? I didn’t get to Provence after all. I must have got into the wrong bag or the wrong queue, but I ended… Read More »Z is for Zero
Y is for Ystwyth
That’s the river Ystwyth, which flows into the sea at Aberystwyth. It chose that spot because ‘aber’ means ‘mouth’ in Welsh, though not the sort… Read More »Y is for Ystwyth
X is for Xavier
Apart from having a name that begins with X, Xavier isn’t an interesting person at all. But he does indirectly lead to Cat Tales, the… Read More »X is for Xavier
W is for Welfare
And so the A to Z approaches the end. I’ve brought you all the cool cats in Cat Tales, the anthology drawn from last year’s Book… Read More »W is for Welfare
V is for VIP
Specifically, the VIP wheelie bin store where meetings are held every Monday night, attended by the Stealthy Six: Felix, Tom, Missy, Cinnamon, Bamboo and Tiger.… Read More »V is for VIP
U is for Ugbor
Standing on tiptoes, her arms and jaw resting on the frame, Elizabeth Ikhide looked out of the living room window of her parents’ apartment. It… Read More »U is for Ugbor
T is for Tricks
It was sunny for the first time in weeks. He enjoyed the warmth on his face, felt his shoulders relax and his arms swing and… Read More »T is for Tricks
S is for Step
A doorstep in fact. In a village in Crete, which is where Maria sits and waits in The Cretan Cat, Yvonne Payne’s story in Cat Tales,… Read More »S is for Step
R is for Rover
One of a writer’s tricks, I’ve learnt, is to defy expectations. You think Rover’s a dog? Aha! Rover is the name of the cat in Waifs… Read More »R is for Rover