I write about literature, life in general, odd things that have happened, the odd bit of fiction, experimental writing.
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Eclecticism
in News & views
My public writing tends to be mostly about education technology, and the craft of nonfiction writing. My interests are more varied than that brief description would suggest, but to avoid muddying the waters I either attempt to skew an article so that it fits into one of those categories, or not publish it at all. But that has now changed….
Read MoreRemembering Paul Jennings, a great British humorist
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As a frequenter of Golders Green in years gone by I sometimes had occasion to use the Gents in the station. My friends and I, with the silliness of youth, always used to chortle at a sign there.
Read MoreThe Bartleby Response
in Reflections
The Bartleby response is, in my opinion, one of the most quotable examples of American gothic literature.
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