Runnin’ the River “How was it, buddy?” “Durn near the best prawns and chilli sauce I ever had, Vince.” It was too, with all the right fixin’s an all. Plenty green ginger and not so much chilli that you
Books, books, books
If I know a book’s details I can order it, or I can search a topic to see what is available, but that’s all pretty mundane. What I enjoy about browsing in bookshops is the serendipity: you never know what
The Languages of Storytelling – YoiFest 2014
Anu Paulose giggles with nerves, waiting to perform her story. She will explain the gist of the tale in English before telling the story in her native language – Hindi. Like all the storytellers at this festival, Anu is a
How to Cook a Story on a Slow Burner
No guarantees this will work for you, but if you’re stumped for a story idea, or plain ‘stuck’, you have nothing to lose. And if you’re here by mistake, thought this was a foodie blog and it has never occurred
The Diary of Elizabeth Pepys
Even if they have not read it, most people have heard of the diary of that old reprobate, Samuel Pepys. It seems unfair that he alone should have the first and last words: no documents written by his young wife