Monday, September 22, 2025

Conference morning, break time and memory.

1. Waking up in a huge snow-crisp hotel bed, rather keyed up, but ready for a day in the company of other editors.

2. I take a moment to sit alone in the sunshine, catching some daylight and letting the learning settle in. 


3. During a quiz, I love to see people's faces when they suddenly recall the fact we were seeking. Memory is a marvel of inefficiency.

Follow Her, no birds and Burns Night.

1. I am intrigued by an article in The Guardian  about psychic phone lines, and then by the author's upcoming thriller about a toxic lif...