Category Archives: Out and about

But I do prophesy the election lights On Fortinbras. He has my dying voice. So tell him, with th’ occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited. The rest is silence.  Hamlet Act 5 Scene 2 “Fortinbras!” The A-level English teacher … Continue reading →

Looking around the classroom door, a boy with his head on the desk in front of him looked familiar. “Is that Johnny with his head down, ma’am?” I asked the teacher. “Aye. It is. He came in here with the … Continue reading →

To lift the mood of lockdown, I promised myself that during this month of March I would re-read In Pursuit of Spring. It is Edward Thomas’ account of a bicycle ride from London to Somerset in March 1913. Riding westward … Continue reading →

A website called Wisiwig allows users to watch the coverage of sporting fixtures that might otherwise not be readily available. Its status is never clear, Google carries it and major bookmaking chains place advertising on it. The tacit commercial endorsement … Continue reading →

Last week marked the anniversary of the death of Thomas Besley, a boy who shall remain forever seventeen years old. There was a poignancy in encountering his grave in a country churchyard. One can stand on a hilltop at the … Continue reading →