Employment Guaranteed
I’m not very good at recognising celebrities. Not that I come across many, of course, but even if I did, I’m not sure I’d recognise… Read More »Employment Guaranteed
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Replacing the irreplaceable
Image by Paul Henri Degrande from Pixabay There’s a saying in French: Les cimetières sont pleins de gens irremplaçables (Cemeteries are full of irreplaceable people).… Read More »Replacing the irreplaceable
Where do they all come from?
I’ve never worked in a shop. A pub, a hotel, a factory, yes, but never a shop. But the other day, I was thinking about… Read More »Where do they all come from?
Collecting the prize
At the end of last month, Sherry Morris came to stay with us, together with her partner Phil. I suppose you could say she came… Read More »Collecting the prize
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… Read More »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… Read More »The Right Place
A writer's fruit
When we bought our house many years ago, a couple of friends came round to visit. Although the husband conceded that it had potential, his… Read More »A writer's fruit
Mad cows and Vikings
It wasn’t planned, but we got to Cadiz just as the carnival was starting. As the Spanish skyscanner site quite rightly says, es un clásico entre… Read More »Mad cows and Vikings
The Amazing App
I haven’t been up to much lately. Maybe due to the weather. We’re in Cambridge right now – one day bright and freezing, the next day mild… Read More »The Amazing App
The discreet charm of tatty sleeves
GD’s discussion of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite on the Writers’ Co-op got me thinking, in a roundabout sort of way, about naked torsos. Actually, his post… Read More »The discreet charm of tatty sleeves