If a tree falls in a forest and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?* Is the true Zen wisdom of blogging to be found not in whether it speaks to an audience, but in the purity of writing itself? Moby has been there and done that. In a fascinating chinwag […]
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Writing well: What’s a good word?
Writing is a joy. Writing well takes application. Writing better is an eternal aspiration. I want to share here three great voices on how to approach writing and the endless choices offered by words. Writing should never be seen as a chore, but as a timeless delight. Written or spoken, the word is perhaps the […]
Shadows bring everything to light
Gentle reader: When you look back upon your life (with or without a sense of shame), are there any memories so filmically perfect you can’t believe they actually happened to you? (Let’s just concentrate on the good things that have happened to you here… there’s plenty of room elsewhere to focus on life’s less enjoyable […]
Forbidden Planets,Tin Pans and London’s Eternal Trick
London never stands still. London never stops changing. Everything always begins again there. This is but one of an infinity of reasons why you’re more likely to tire of life than to tire of London. But seeing London change can still hurt. There must come a point at which everyone who develops a long-term relationship […]
