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Just when you started to look at that page, someone needed a diaper change. Another one cried ‘I want snacks,…
The vibe was all so positive — until three weeks later, when the agent emailed that she didn’t feel the…
What you’ll discover is that one of your (our) greatest failings is destined to become the catalyst for great personal…
Most human perception is probably lucky guesswork. To be truly an outsider, therefore, brings this disadvantage to the fore. Most…
When working as an invigilator of public exams, I would gaze around the hall of silent candidates, imagining scenes from…
I spent three weeks prevaricating. I must buy a new shed. I could modify a shipping container. I even looked…
If you are now reading my words, and if we accept that words are only as valid as the mind…
Etymology of rejection is important here: rejection means thrown back. You send something out and it’s thrown back. Etymology is…
My nearest bookshop was essentially a sex shop but stocked some excellent pop culture books. To see my book in…
My husband, a furniture maker, helpfully offered to build me a shed at the end of the garden. I declined.…
Some of my fellow coffee shop typists seem quite happy to join the queue for a refill, leaving their precious…
I spend a lot of time in extreme environments where books of length are essential. Tolstoy’s doorstops were made for…
