On the similarities between writing and lying down in a cyanide bath
Writing is a process, just as making a sculpture or designing a building is a process. In abstract, that’s a reassuring fact, one that...
On the relationship between notebooks and the weather
For me there’s only one notebook for the times when I need to write things out long-hand (for example, when I’m struggling to crack a...
Seven American ways of saying 'a pie'
Blue jeans, Harley Davidsons, open roads and vintage skyscrapers are all said to be ‘as American as apple pie’ – a phrase that dates at...
