Fouad the Suave Zouave – a poem
A poem in six verses that originally appeared on Twitter. Apologies to van Gogh for borrowing and butchering his zouave portrait.
Articulations
Articulations: Examples of my creative writing: aphorisms, poems, short stories, humour (“humour”), (auto)biography, translations and more. Read Articulating myself for more details or scroll down.
Tala’s Story
I wrote this short story at the end of January 2016 as my submission to the first round of the NYCMidnight Short Story Challenge. The task was to write a fairy story involving a psychic and a birthmark.
The Ghana Christmas ball and my father Christmas
The Ghana Christmas ball was the first Christmas present I remember receiving. I was six years old and I was given the ball by my Father Christmas.
Mid-November
A new update of events in October and November with links to recently active blogs and recently published blog entries and photos.
Antiques
In which, still in Brighton, we visit a cafe where once was an antiques shop that I worked in: stories of the two proprietors 40 years ago.
Brighton and Hove, actually – my home town
We visit the author’s home town, Brighton and Hove, and indulge in some nostalgia to the sound of “the grating roar/Of pebbles which the waves draw back”.
Swimming – now and then and in between
In which we consider swimming as exercise and therapy and a try to remember learning to swim as well as exploring swimming at Piscine de Longchamp in Uccle.
Piano music in the street
There’s something very special, I think, about hearing piano music in the street – each time it happens it adds an extra little bookmark in my memory.
Chagall
A blog entry about the Chagall Retrospective at the Brussels Museum of Fine Art, and about memory, colour and light with a side step to the Tudeley windows.
Bibliomania in the family
Does bibliomania run in my family? My grandfather, Charlie Warwick, had the reputation of being a bibliomaniac – among other things.