Category Archives: literature

An Imagined Affair – Part 1

Posted on April 30, 2008 by blogmywiki

(A SKETCH IN THREE PARTS) Kevin is an out-of-work actor, Martin works in publishing. They are both in their late 30s. PART ONE Interior, cheap London cafe. MARTIN: Hello? Er, are you Kevin? KEVIN: Yes, that’s me. Always try to … Continue reading →

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Ugly Bloke

Posted on April 27, 2008 by blogmywiki

(A short story. Sorry.) What is it with beautiful women and ugly blokes? You’ve heard that before, right – some stand-up or other? But it truly happens and it makes me crazy with fury and rage at the injustice of … Continue reading →

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All Cornwall is latent and the remoter west

Posted on April 16, 2008 by blogmywiki

I read this fine passage from E M Forster today, on the train appropriately enough, and wished I’d spotted it in time to add it to my essay on train travel between Paddington and Slough. Somehow it is made even … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Even Like the Aphex Twin

Posted on March 17, 2008 by blogmywiki

I’ve had ‘Nannou’ by the Aphex Twin stuck in my head all day. And I don’t even like the Aphex Twin. I think I heard one of his tracks once and hated it, and I used to snigger when the … Continue reading →

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Asthma Poet

Posted on November 18, 2007 by blogmywiki

I was going to write about asthma, but then realised that someone’s been there already and he can’t be beat. For me, the poet of asthma is not Proust, it is not even Fedinand Mount. It’s Bruce Robinson, in the … Continue reading →

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