Merry Christmas and Happy 2025
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and my best wishes for 2025. Here’s hoping it won’t be quite as interesting as it’s shaping up to be. (Thinking of the supposedly Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times.)
The 12 best poetry titles of 2024 (that I want to read next year)
My ‘best poetry in 2024’ list, for reading in 2025: why I make it, how I make it and where I find the books I eventually buy.
The Coming Crises and the Ways to War
The latest edition of Sweden’s civil defence brochure ‘In case of crisis or war’ is the inspiration for this week’s blog post
No No NaNo: the spurning of NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is an international writing challenge that takes place in November – the National Novel Writing Month. This year has been a difficult one for the organisers.
Found Stories in Brussels
Found stories in Brussels – stories found in Brussels during our recent return visit in September . One printed, one written, one remembered.
The Supercargo’s Magazine: For Your Consideration
I am delighted to announce the publication of my first magazine and collection of my writings. You can view a part of it and buy copies by following the link below. https://www.blurb.com/b/12087595-the-supercargo-s-magazine Pricing: Print magazine €15 (or equivalent); PDF €5 (or equivalent). A word or two of warning! The publishers and marketplace are Blurb. You … More…
What’s the difference between memoir and autobiography?
In which I fail to provide a clear explanation of the difference between memoir and autobiography, but have fun trying.
For your consideration – a p.o.d. magazine
These last few weeks I’ve been increasingly focused on producing a collection of my writings and photography “for your consideration”.
To cast a vote – a rollercoaster of enfranchisement
Ever since I left the UK my status as a voter has swung wildly between disenfranchised and enfranchised. This year I had a vote … I thought.
The Cuckoo Song
What songs do you remember from school? Swedes – the Swedes of my acquaintance – remember many. They sing them too, on special occasions. Midsummer is one special occasion and at Midsummer this year I was invited to contribute to the sing-along with some English school summer songs. Some? My mind went blank. Offhand, I … More…