Inscrutable Mandarin

I could bang on about how much I hate the stickers they put

The Scars of Youth

Following my recent preoccupation with tattoos, it was inevitable that this paragraph in

Mysteries of the Universe IV

When I was a child, if someone bought a new car, they

Happy Things

Once upon a time, in a land far away - well

Battered Penguins - Tourmaline by Randolph Stow

I was really looking forward

Christmas is Coming

For those worrying

De Little Birds

This makes Qatar look nearly as good as Budapest

The Grass is Riz

Well, well. I go away for

Eating My Words

Some time ago I got all het up about television programmes being made from novels. I now

Letting the Jeans Out of the Bottle

When I'm in London I sometimes stay in a club which has

Skin Deep

I rarely like new fashions when they first appear. Only

Bleurgh

I've said before, once or twice, that

The Revolushun Continues

In Yass, yet more

Communist Grot

I mentioned Communist grot the other day. In case there

Fields of Knowledge

The time immediately after leaving university is usually