Did you miss me (yeah!) while I was away? You may have noticed there was no Word of the Week last week and I feel I owe you an explanation. So here’s one. The last week has been Screen-Free [...]
They say that bad luck comes in threes. When I say ‘they’, I couldn’t actually pinpoint who ‘they’ are, but whoever ‘they’ might happen to be, there seem [...]
If you’re considering a career in poetry, one of the first questions you need to ask yourself, other than “Am I happy to die in prison?”, is which language you’re going to [...]
Never let it be said that I don’t bring you flowers any more. I’ve just taken delivery of my first ever pair of varifocal glasses, a clever piece of technology that enables me to [...]
Last week, somewhat oxymoronically, I tucked into the subject of fasting and served up, in a small ceramic side dish, the word breakfast. It’s always been a favourite of mine, not so much [...]