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The Wedding Present: Like a poem or a book or something

"The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the 'Rock 'n' Roll' era. You may dispute this, but I'm right and you're wrong." - John Peel.

May 25 •

Going Native, Chapter 11 - Part I

I learnt the word for raccoon solely to throw it casually into the conversation

May 22 •

Behold! The proofs!

Mixed emotions as the first proofs of my literary almanac arrive

May 12 •

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The Twelve Reads of Christmas

Dec 9, 2022 • Alex Johnson

What do writers DO all day?

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Time Management: the glamorous side of writing

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Going Native: Chapter 7 - Part I

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Wordcounts and time management

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Going Native: Chapter 10: Part II

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that duende

May 9 •

Who's for a slice of coronation antelope in jelly?

Royal banquets, menus qui ont marqué l'histoire, and Samuel Pepys on the lash

May 5 •

Wrong Side of the Blue

It's time to head to God's Own Country for my annual baize migration

Apr 21 •

Going Native: Chapter 10

The grey Thursday evening crew

Apr 20 •

Time Management: the glamorous side of writing

I can’t risk a month-long essay crisis in November

Apr 14 •

Your shoelaces are undone: April Fool writing

Everybody loves a hidden Easter egg

Apr 1 •

Going Native: Chapter 9

What doesn’t kill me, makes me fatter

Mar 31 •

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