Desert Island Discs, of a sort
February 15, 2019
An interview with me on my life and my rather unconventional career. … More Desert Island Discs, of a sort
Tag: Blogging
Somerset People
February 9, 2019
A most glorious short film that makes you ask the big questions – why are we doing this? Why are we beating ourselves up every waking hour, merely to survive? There has to be a better way, surely, if only we had the courage to escape from the safety of drudgery. Edit: as it turned … More Somerset People
Brexit and the Irish border
January 30, 2019
An investigation into the realities of Brexit and ‘the Irish border question’. … More Brexit and the Irish border
Full Fact on Brexit
January 29, 2019
Full Fact (for me, THE fact-checking organisation), and Brexit. … More Full Fact on Brexit
Nifty Fifty
January 23, 2019
This one is for birdwatchers and photographers only, really. I bought myself a Nikon 50mm 1.8D after Christmas. It has autofocus, but this only works on the later Nikons that have an autofocus motor in the body. If you have, say, a 3200, you need the 1.8G, which is way more expensive. I thought it … More Nifty Fifty
It’s all about the throat hit
January 20, 2019
Some advice for a couple of friends who are about to start vaping. Again. … More It’s all about the throat hit
We’ve caught a witch, may we burn him?
April 29, 2016
When being factually correct doesn’t really help anyone. … More We’ve caught a witch, may we burn him?
Nothing to do with the book at all
October 18, 2015
Billy Bragg, god bless him and keep him. When there’s nothing on the radio, and you just want some music to take you home, Billy will do it every time. “One minute she says She’s gone to get the cat in The next thing I know She’s mumbling in Latin.” From “She’s Got a New … More Nothing to do with the book at all
Solidarity, of a kind
September 13, 2015
I don’t normally do this kind of thing, but one of my new-found gang of fellow writers just posted about being suckered into doing some chain letter post thing called 7-7-7-7. The idea it seems is to post seven lines from seven lines down on the seventh page of one’s book, then get seven other … More Solidarity, of a kind
The things you do for writing
August 4, 2015
Writers are traditionally supposed to starve in garrets for their art. I did it in gas stations. And pubs, and restaurants, and anywhere else that would pay the rent and give me enough time in the day, or more usually at night, to pursue the mad dream of being a professional writer. The gas station job was … More The things you do for writing
Alastair Swinnerton 