Short Journeys
The Book a Break anthology 2017 has arrived! Pre-orders open: http://rxe.me/XJ6FKG Debz is a great writer – I’m currently reading her excellent novel, While No One Was Watching. To get a taste of her work,… Short Journeys
It Makes A Difference
Will this be my last contribution to the WATWB? By the time the next one rolls around, I should have my new website up, looking so much like this one that you’ll wonder why I… It Makes A Difference
Lovingly, he held
One of my duties used to consist in making up vicious grammar exams. Students would have to translate a sentence like, ‘The prize-winning, short-tempered, recently divorced municipal employee, who was given a standing ovation at… Lovingly, he held
The Right Place
My mother, I recall, was reticent. ‘I really don’t think we should let him.’ She felt it her duty to protect me from the terrors inherent to existence. ‘He’ll have nightmares.’ ‘But I don’t want… The Right Place
Fancy a story?
Many days since I posted – my apologies! The reason is, I’ve been busy with Various Things, so without further ado, a list, in no particular order: the new website: getting my mind round wordpress.org… Fancy a story?
A Dusty Disaster
With Don and Kim, the playground bullies, engaged in a mighty pissing contest, it may come as a surprise to learn of a recent major catastrophe which received shockingly little attention in the media, namely… A Dusty Disaster
Fair's Fair
The WATWB focuses on good news. So I thought, what could be better news than a bar of chocolate? The real stuff, I mean, not the muck we get from Hershey’s or Cadbury. Dark chocolate… Fair's Fair
Plant Porn
Being in Sweden now, I’m not getting much blogging done because there are Things To See. One of them, especially if you take an interest in plants, is the house of Carl Linnaeus in Uppsala.… Plant Porn