#6Degrees Freestyle

4 years ago

The November #6degrees is freestyle. Instead of everyone starting in the same place with the same book, each participant starts…

Wisdom of the Ages

4 years ago

Looks like having government officials who are Ignorant and Stupid is nothing new. Chinese poet Su Tung-Po nailed it centuries…

Show’s over folks. It’s November

4 years ago

November Show's over, folks. And didn't October do A bang-up job? Crisp breezes, full-throated cries Of migrating geese, low-floating coral…

Three Lords and a Lady

4 years ago

A musical backdrop to Unreal City: the London of the Lonely Londoners When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in…

A Bit of History

4 years ago

I was pleased to be invited to contribute something to Trevor Day School's 90th Anniversary magazine. This is what I…

Unreal City: The London of The Lonely Londoners

4 years ago

This is not really a book review, although I did re-read, and enjoy The Lonely Londoners as part of the…

Hopeful Signs

4 years ago

I am always a bit astonished when I see tRump signs at people's houses. And I ask myself: "Who are…

The 1956 Book Club and a Game

4 years ago

And the #1956Club is open for business and this time I'm joining and you can too.. I'm old enough to…

From The Turn of the Screw to Strangers on a Train #SixDegrees

4 years ago

As a starting point for a chain of connections #sixdegrees The Turn of the Screw has everything. Is it a…