by admin | Jan 7, 2020 | Writing
While there’s always a sense of excitement at the start of a new year, at the same time, there’s a tendency towards nostalgia for the year that’s just passed. I decided that in my first blog of 2020, I’d indulge my nostalgia and look back at...
by admin | Aug 4, 2019 | Writing
A writer without any curiosity is like a lock without a key. Our curiosity about the world around us, about the people we encounter, both those we know and those we don’t, about what might simmer beneath the surface of what we’re told, of what we read, of what we can...
by admin | Apr 28, 2018 | Writing
On Thursday, 26th April, the City of Oxford, plus a host of the many friends he’d made over the years, said a moving goodbye to Colin Dexter, O.B.E, creator of the memorable character of Inspector Morse. The Memorial Service was held in the beautiful Christ...
by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Writing
Everyone else is doing it, I thought, so why shouldn’t I? By ‘everyone’, I mean the TV and newspapers. They’re now full of highlights from 2016, and as I’ve enjoyed watching/reading them, I’ve decided to do the same myself....
by admin | Jun 1, 2013 | Writing
One of the most enjoyable things about this year’s Chipping Norton Literary Festival was meeting author Chris Hill and having a most enjoyable conversation with him. I thought that you, too, would enjoy meeting Chris, so here goes … First of all,...
