In a summer that is coming to be known for frequent journeys – planned and otherwise – I was diverted in a rare quiet moment to pick up a Google alert that took me to Douglas Galbi’s blog and this entry in particular. DG treats us to a tour of ‘long-winded’ writers beginning with M. de … Continue reading High roads and low roads
Just checked the website of Cadenza Magazine to find one of my short stories on their latest long list. Well, I think it’s mine, but they haven’t included the authors’ names with the long list titles. On the other hand, it seems unlikely that two people would have submitted a story called ‘Blue-Sky Thinking’ (and both be good … Continue reading Long and short of it
Okay, so it’s a long time since any of De Scudery’s works were in copyright, but the librarian in me has never been happy about displaying this image of the Carte de Tendre* even though it’s widely available on the net. Who does an image like this belong to, after all? This week, however, I discovered it’s … Continue reading Carte Blanche
Our golfing tour in Scotland (report and pics to follow) didn’t leave a lot of time for reading, but I did get round at last to Sarah Duncan’s Another Woman’s Husband which I bought at the book launch back in May. Despite the racy cover and a review in the Telegraph that labelled it ‘chick … Continue reading Not a chick in sight
I usually rely on Rob at the Snowblog for a discussion of the latest Dr. Who episode (n.b. link contains spoilers), but he’s obviously been too busy to watch it, as no one could fail to pass comment, could they? As someone who indulges in Dr Who from a mixture of deep-seated nostalgia for the … Continue reading Dalek Heaven
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