Month: January 2016

Why University For All?

Well, I heard a snippet of a news article on BBC Radio this morning that said that schools should start…

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The plight of the virgin novelist

The plight of the virgin novelist

Mm, well I’m no virgin but I have just written my first novel. And God, was it painful! Well, it…

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The Backside of Volunteering

I was listening to part of the Good Morning Sunday program on Radio 2 last weekend and it was dedicated…

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Blogs-in-waiting

Every day my poor brain is filled with things I want to say or write about. I’ve decided to list…

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Christmas Smellfungus?

I felt I had to write something about the QI Elves Word of the Day (19thC) – Smellfungus – someone…

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