The most popular posts at TheSupercargo – summer 2021
The most popular posts at TheSupercargo July 2020 to June 2021 inclusive, both among those published since Jan 2020 and among older posts.
Celebrating Swedish Midsummer in photos by the sea
Midsummer in Sweden is a celebration of nature and the outdoors. Here are some nature photos from the seaside this Midsummer.
A Dear John letter from my father
A writing prompt on the website of my writers’ group has me counterfeiting a letter my father might have written to me.
Census-Taker of the Secret Commonwealth! Here we are
From This Census-Taker, via The Secret Commonwealth, to Here We Are, and stops between. An entry in my reading diary with a bias towards the fantastic.
Podcast creativity, thinking aloud and Elin’s Story
Thinking about podcast scripts, trying to move forward with Elin’s Story, my historical novel, and exploring my own creative process as I go.
More of a post holder than a blog post
This isn’t the blog post I’ve been trying to write. Instead it’s a nice, short post explaining why I’m having problems.
Thinking how to translate Jana Kippo
Jana Kippo is the protagonist of a recent successful trilogy of novels in Swedish by Karin Smirnoff. I ponder, and try my hand at translating.
Spring back through the years
A photo essay looking back at Spring (mostly the month of May) through the rear-view mirror of my photo archive, 2011-2021.
In Flight from the Cider House Rules
In Flight is a personal review of The Cider House Rules by John Irving and Flights by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft).
Beach Green bungalow – some of my earliest memories
The bungalow at Beach Green in Shoreham-by-Sea was the third place I lived, but the first place I have clear memories of.