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Quarantined in the Falkland Islands: 2

Sunday, January 31, 2021

The saga continues. — For The Critic

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Crashed and Burnsed

Monday, January 25, 2021

On giving a poetically bad speech to the Caledonian Society of Sri Lanka, at the Galle Literary Festival. — For The Critic

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Quarantined in the Falkland Islands: 1

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

From South Asia to the South Atlantic, in the time of Covid. — For The Critic

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Bookselling: my part in its downfall

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Some thoughts on my brief time at Waterstone’s, along with a review of Shaun Bythell’s Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops. — For The Critic

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His race is run

Friday, November 6, 2020

On the late Ben Cross, Harold Abrahams, and the impact Chariots of Fire had on me as a 10-year-old boy. — For The Critic

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None shall sleep

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

A Toscca seminar on potential catastrophe in the Caucasus. — For The Critic

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Year’s mind

Monday, October 12, 2020

On South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win, its aftermath, and the sad death of James Terence Small . On Sunday morning, the first big international rugby fixture – All Blacks vs the Wallabies – was played since Covid halted the Six Nations back in early March. This will be followed by the other […]

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The Gentleman’s Marathon

Monday, October 5, 2020

On my attempt to run 26.2 miles, in Pheidippides’ footsteps. — For The Critic

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In-line, online, and where to draw the line?

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Notes on Colombo’s books and bookmen in the time of Covid-19. — For The Critic

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Hat trick ball

Thursday, July 16, 2020

My mate Howard has found a cricket ball in his aunt’s attic… — For The Critic

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