Get ready for the fear...
Diary snapshot: Halloween
Get ready for the fear...
Category: WRITING
Diary snapshot: Unwanted discoveries
But what was the mouse's last supper, I keep asking myself
Diary: 19-22 October
When fallen leaves became our best friends
Flashback: In this week last year
I accidentally sat on my reading glasses. So it became the holiday "of sticky tape and epoxy glue"
Week 42…
The road to the end of 2020 is narrowing
Diary: 17-18 October
Wandering Winchester works wonders
News wall: Taiwan
International flashpoint could deny Biden victory
Diary: 12-16 October
Five more days in a uncertain world
Diary snapshot: Winnall Moors, Winchester
If eyeballing toads is your thing
Week 41…
Seven more days disappear down the plug hole of life
News wall: Local lockdowns
King Lear did a better job than Boris
Diary: 10-11 October
The roundabout stops for 48 hours
Diary: 5-9 October 2020
Five days I'll never get back
Diary: October 2019
Includes the never-ending saga of Brexit, a fun day pretending to be an archivist, plus trips to Spain, Bristol and Chichester
News wall: Desperate dash of mother and child
A dramatic human-interest story about a mother and child struggling for survival in a hostile environment
Art review: Grayson Perry, Hoxton, London
Not surprisingly, the works come with heavy political overtones
It’s what I do: teacher assistance
I help pupils write sparkling prose and cracking headlines
Diary: September 2020
A month in which Brexit briefly made us all think about something else for a changeDiary: September 2020
Fear is the Path to the Dark Side
By Virginia Miranda Our lives are fragmented, unrecognizable. Our fear … absolute. The Dark side looms … a virus of hatred. People maim and kill with…Fear is the Path to the Dark Side
Diary: 4 October 2020
And so, my attempt to streamline the contents of the too-small new fridge ended unhappily...
