Thoughts and words

Before you came...

Do you recognise these song lyrics? I have changed them slightly by writing in “normal” prose but you might recognise them nonetheless. I must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so after stopping along the way to buy some Chinese fast food. I am sure I had... Read more →

A sense of who we are...

Here are some random thoughts on past choices. Were these choices always random choices? Were they choices at all? Is a life really like a CV with a CV’s ordered control? For example, why did I go to Italy in January 1976 and stay there for three years? I tell... Read more →

The roar of cannons almost made me cry

Inspiration can strike at any time. Conversely, it can disappear at any moment and leave writers in despair. But where does inspiration come from? I expect that there are many answers to this question but, until yesterday, I would not have suggested that loud noises were amongst them! However, watching... Read more →