Bletherings

During these days of our 'new normal' when we are tempted to believe that so much has stopped or has been put on hold, it's perhaps useful to think of how this pause can offer new vision. Am thinking of the viewpoint of writers / thinkers such as man-of-letters, Georges Perec, who coined the phrase the infraordinary --… Continue reading The quotidian

Me: Advertising my own website makes me sound like a bit of a blaw. Colum: Writers are a bit of a blaw. Me: [stunned and shock-filled ellipsis in square brackets] Mmmm, we are aren't we? Oh well.

Time. Something that seems to come up in many conversations in these strange days -- a  sharing of what we are doing individually or collectively with our reshaped hours. My hope is that while we wait for whatever was our previous normal to re-offer itself, we give our deepest being a chance to speak, to… Continue reading Time

Thanks for checking out my new site. It's rather cute I think and just great to have as it brings together all the strands of my literary life. It also provides another canvas for me to share thoughts which I hope to do through a regular blog. Huge thanks must go to my IT guru… Continue reading Welcome to my new website