Today, Wednesday 25 June, was George Orwell’s birthday. While always unlikely that someone with a love of such strong tobacco would make …
Inspiration
It is a simple equation, sass plus attitude = SASSITUDE. There has been a roll call of ladies with an attitude through …
If I was a king, I would have a chair purposefully crafted out of volumes of books. Books that I have read …
If Paris were a female she would be a natural beauty with Debbie Harry’s chiselled cheekbones, natural bone structure, a facial composition …
I have begun my latest reading project: to swim my way through the oceans of literature that Mr. Charles Dickens created during …
Sunday morning and I am now 24 hours into my digital detox. No social media, no e-mail! I am not even allowed …
I like to read and write in bed. A comfortable mattress can at times be equally as productive as a sturdy desk. …
John Maguire introduces poet Andrew McMillan… Sparse, physical, unpoetic, ordinary; four adjectives used by the poet Andrew McMillan to describe his work. …
A perfect quote from Diana Athill, on laziness, taken from her first memoir, Instead of a Letter: It was at school that …
Writer Erinna Mettler sparked my interest this week with her post on ‘Desk Envy’. A writer’s desk is such a fundamental part …