Poor baby. I'm glad she was taken care of. 🙏

Between 2017 and last year, I wrote seven books for my publishers, crowdfunding their production via my readers. All of these books, although not setting the world alight commercially, were well received and sold well, to a loyal and gradually growing group of readers. Then, last summer, something happened that I’d never anticipated: my …

I could never post this one enough.

When you’re 85 you are sometimes astounded by the way everything has changed

For example, hotels used to accommodate travellers, but now they are conference centres and event centres and luxury spas, where people actually staying at the hotel take second place to the big money makers

And I can remember when Heathrow Mall was an airport, and British Airways was a decent airline, and not a downmarket version of Ryan Air

And even when the BBC used to do funny comedy shows

And also when Tory MPs could…

I just learned that half of U.S. adults can’t read a book written at the 8th-grade level (13 y/o). It makes sense why there are so many misunderstandings online. People aren’t able to understand inferences, sarcasm, or nuance. Some people genuinely can’t process complex ideas. Damn. Can we Make Reading Great Again?