The green and pleasant land
I just can’t get over how ridiculously green everything is. … More The green and pleasant land
Taking the adventure Aslan sends
I just can’t get over how ridiculously green everything is. … More The green and pleasant land
On both sides of the equator, we’re going to need… a spiritual window that has neither shutters, blinds nor curtains; is not made from frosted glass or is distorted to give us a false view of what lies beyond it. … More The window of joy
‘All empires think they’re special, but all empires eventually come to an end.’ Where does that leave us? … More Decline and fall
What caught my attention was Morris’s reference to the Nolan Principles of Standards in Public Life. ‘What,’ I hear you cry, ‘are those?’ … More The man/woman in the mirror
A couple of years ago, a gentleman… compared the art of combining words on a page with that of combining the flavours of wine grapes. The former seeks to present a composition in whatever genre that appeals to a range of readers; the latter, to create truly outstanding bottles of wine that can be enjoyed by many people. I had never thought about it this way, but it was a pleasing comparison. … More The perfect blend
‘… it’s so much more satisfying to be in the picture yourself.’ … More In the picture
I am a great believer in the power and richness of shared memories… … More Memory Lane
They say happiness doesn’t just have one address, but when it comes to taking delivery of 200 books, you will find, as I did recently, that they are very, very wrong. … More Do not return to sender
… while nervously pacing the borders of the world of real writers, like a demented polar bear in a zoo, I am slowly gaining the confidence to say it out loud: I am a writer. … More Excuse me; are you lost?
Some people work very well under pressure.
I didn’t think I did, until this last week. … More Under pressure