Month: June 2020
Word watch 2020
We’re a few days shy of the middle of the year. It seems appropriate to begin looking at the words and phrases of the year. My suggestions are: Pandemic Coronavirus / Covid-19 The new normal Social distancing R Number Zoom meetings Self Isolation Quarantine Lockdown Racism Black lives matter Do you disagree with any of … [Continue reading “Word watch 2020”]
Back to the bookshelf: Plus ça change,…
It seems only fitting to take a look at these two books together. They are: Night of Camp David, by Fletcher Knebel, originally published 1965 and re-published by Vintage in 2018 Submisssion by Michel Houellebecq, published by Vintage 2015 Both novels involve political intrigue. If we ignore the specific details, the novels deal with similar … [Continue reading “Back to the bookshelf: Plus ça change,…”]
A post-lockdown cosplay
I am thinking of growing a moustache, one that fills out the area below my nose and continues on either side to run right across my upper lip. I had one before. I grew something like a moustache when I was 17 years old. I shaved it off when I was 21. I haven’t had … [Continue reading “A post-lockdown cosplay”]
Another coronavirus victim
I have now been in lockdown for nearly three months. During that time, in my free time I am either working on my novel or other pieces of writing, or, I am reading. This week I have nestled with a good book. Of course, often the reading experience will trigger something else in me as … [Continue reading “Another coronavirus victim”]