Month: January 2011
Inger Edelfeldt’s Writing Process
Why Swedish author Inger Edelfeldt abandoned the historical novel she started writing, and how difficult I’m finding it writing my own.
An die Schadenfreude
In fact, Beethoven’s original title for “An die Freude” was “An die Schadenfreude”, but Schiller objected.
Pay the Writer!
Would Dr Samuel Johnson have agreed with SF writer Harlan Ellison? No one but a fool ever wrote for anything but money!
A Short, Inaccurate History of Statism
A tendentious history of (mostly Western) politics since the French Revolution in a series of twitter-length bites.
Narnia in 3D
Review of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. My first experience of a 3D film.
The Epiphany of St Callous of Acrimony
Epiphany was the word of the day on Artwiculate – three days before the Epiphany of January 2011. As good an excuse as any for further fantasies woven about the personality of St Callous of Acrimony.
Ten Things in a Public Swimmingpool
Ten things that can upset your pleasure when you are swimming in a public swimmingpool.
And still it snows
Photograph with three panels showing a snowy scene in Sweden. Views from my windows.