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Who Reads Here
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Nov
26
On the Passing of Winston Saunders
November 26, 2006 | 1 Comment
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead,
Put crépe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear [...]
Nov
23
On Travel
November 23, 2006 | 2 Comments
You ever notice how, when certain people travel, they go wherever they please without a second thought? From Ethiopia to Tibet, from Vienna to Baton Rouge, from Moscow to Santiago, they step off the plane or train or whatever got them there, they look around, and they feel well, not exactly at home, but [...]
Nov
21
Being a Bahamian Woman
November 21, 2006 | 3 Comments
I’m catching up on my blog-reading, today, and I come across this post by Lynn Sweeting.
I’m not going to say too much about it. Lynn’s writing is powerful enough to speak for itself. But it’s a story that has to be shared, one that has to be told, and one that [...]
Nov
21
Sabbatical
November 21, 2006 | 2 Comments
So I’ve been on sabbatical.
Well, if one were to be pedantic, it wouldn’t strictly be a sabbatical, which means literally something that falls seventh, like the Sabbath day, or the seventh year of employment which should be a year of rejuvenation and refocussing. But I’ve taken a break, anyway, from Essays on Life. [...]
Nov
9
New York City
November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I’ve set up a travel blog for Philip and me, over here:
http://nicobeth.wordpress.com
Watch that space, if you’re interested in big cities and theatre.
Nov
7
Let’s not open up a restaurant in Santa Fe
November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Let’s go to New York City instead.
Travel time. If you’re wondering why the silence, it’s because last week I spent time trying to bring my work up to date so that our vacation might be worry-free.
Didn’t quite finish. Worry-free anyway.
Watch this space. Oh, and—
Watch Rent.