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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…
Lauren James on how writing acts as a time capsule for future generations. Lauren James considers how her training as…
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…
In ‘My Favourite Author’, RLF writers explore their reasons for naming a particular author as their favourite. RLF writers lay…
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…
Roy Bainton explores the long career of personal literary icon, Ray Bradbury. Roy Bainton asks whether writers improve as they…
My nearest bookshop was essentially a sex shop but stocked some excellent pop culture books. To see my book in…
