Moving Blog

Hi all! I’ve moved blogs to readtheworld.me where I’m reading one book from every country in the world! I’m six books in and have a long way to go… Join me!

The Girls ~ Emma Cline

The literary equivalent of Gus Van Sant’s Elephant…. Buy this instead…

your stories needed!

prettygreenbullet Ladies, lend me your voices! As many of you know, I have an exhibition coming up in January, and for this I would like your stories. All you have to do is record… Continue reading →

Blackout Poetry

I was inspired by CB Wentworth’s post which featured stunning examples of blackout poetry. So, I thought I’d give it a go! I’m not sure how it turned out, but I enjoyed it!… Continue reading →

Bowie Books ~ How Many Have You Read?

Still upset by the news that one of the most iconic icons (sad face) has passed on. There have been loads of articles out in the last week talking about his career and… Continue reading →

2015 in review – Must Do Better in 2016

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,700 times in… Continue reading →

Happy Halloween….

Because this is apparently THE Halloween 2015 book… even though it came out like 50 years ago…

How does this thing work….?

I’ve spent the last few months reading and writing and getting rejected. I’ve read lots of David Mitchell and other British writers like Mark Watson and Ross Raisin. I’ve read “It” books like The… Continue reading →

I adore David Mitchell, but….

I did not adore this book. The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that Mitchell bit off a little more than he could chew with this one… I should… Continue reading →

David Mitchell: Stories Have a Number of Beginnings

My writer crush might be getting out of hand….