Maybe it’s because I was brought up a stone’s throw from the first Carnegie Library, but aside from a brief flirtation with book clubs and a couple of periods in my working parent days when I never had time to get to the library, I’ve always read a lot more books than I have bought, … Continue reading Mrs. Kindle and the Slushpile
Musical memorabilia over at the other place today. http://saintandrewsalphabet.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/f-is-for-fairport-convention/ Continue reading St. Andrews A -Z
The blurb on the back of Isabel Ashdown’s second novel (Hurry Up and Wait from Myriad Editions) suggests it’s about a school reunion, but don’t be deceived. This is a novel about school days, or more precisely how it was to be fifteen in 1985. Now it so happens that the mid-eighties somehow passed me … Continue reading Hurry Up and Wait
A few days ago I heard an interview with Jeffrey Archer in which he was careful to call himself a storyteller rather than a writer. Perhaps he was being modest about his skills, or simply differentiating fiction from journalism, but I got the impression he was claiming the high ground in terms of pace and … Continue reading What weight do you punch?
My St. Andrews thoughts and reminiscences have now been hived off to a new blog. Today’s post is about student accommodation – but not quite as we knew it. Here’s the link. http://saintandrewsalphabet.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/d-is-for-deans-court/ Continue reading The other place
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