The Emperor, the Practitioner and I – Chapter 1
I was at home when he died. It was one of those dank March afternoons, with no sign of spring, and darkness peering in through the window too soon. The… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Writing
The desolation of words
The last four months have been difficult, to say the least. Not difficult in the struggling to make a living sense of the term, but in the where is this… Continue Reading
Die Angst des Torwarts beim Elfmeter
The title of Peter Handke’s book translates as The Fear of the Goalkeeper at the Penalty Kick. The title sprung to mind when I was thinking about editing one of… Continue Reading
An Unpublished Writer’s View of the London Book Fair 2009
My background is such that I’ve been to a great many industry exhibitions, mainly in the information business, and have become quite blasé about them. For some odd reason, as… Continue Reading
On Writing
Where do they come from? The words? The poems? The stories? The books? From the booze, the fags, the sex, the despair? From happiness, ecstasy, joy and hope? From the… Continue Reading