Eskişehir, Türkiye Thursday 28 March 2024 “Arnold Bennett died last night, which leaves me sadder than I should have supposed. A loveable genuine man, somehow a little awkward in life, well meaning, ponderous, kindly, coarse, knowing he was coarse, dimly floundering and feeling for something else, glutted with success, wounded in his feelings and thick-lipped,… Continue reading Legacy
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Addressed to (k)no(w) one
Eskişehir, Türkiye Wednesday 27 March 2024 ADDRESSED TO A CERTAIN NOBODY Poland Street, London, 27 March 1768 To have some account of my thoughts, manners, acquaintances and actions, when the hour arrives in which time is more nimble than memory, is the reason which induces me to keep a Journal. A Journal in which I… Continue reading Addressed to (k)no(w) one
Purple reign
Eskişehir, Türkiye Tuesday 26 March 2024 “On to “the Daily Express” office about books. I see an intolerable man who treats me and literature as if they were dirt. I am so depressed by the squalor of this interview that I return home in a nerve storm. To make it worse, I am sent out… Continue reading Purple reign
In the beginning was the Word
Eskişehir, Türkiye Monday 25 August 2024 Tolkien fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, especially of the Middle Earth legendarium, which includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. The concept of Tolkien fandom as a specific type of fan subculture sprang up in the United States in… Continue reading In the beginning was the Word
The magic of serendipity
Eskişehir, Türkiye Sunday 24 March 2024 “We are now at the 24th of March 1856 and from this point of time, my journal, let us renew our daily intercourse without looking back. Looking back was not intended by nature, evidently, from the fact that our eyes are in our faces and not in our hind… Continue reading The magic of serendipity
The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Eskişehir, Türkiye Saturday 23 March 2024 In his solitary bed in his solitary room Tom wakes to the sound of singing from the radio station SWR 3 (ess vay r drei) from the radio alarm beside his head. Pink Floyd, “Hey You“, from the soundtrack of The Wall: “Hey you, out there in the coldGetting… Continue reading The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Dear Diary
Eskişehir, Türkiye Saturday 23 March 2024 “Inspiration does exist, but it has to find you working.“ (Pablo Picasso) Above: Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) “I had a poem in my head last night, flashing as only those unformed midnight poems can. It was all made up of unexpected burning words. I knew even… Continue reading Dear Diary
Complete Works
Eskişehir, Türkiye Friday 22 March 2024 “Advice is like snow. The softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” (“Confessions of an Inquirer“, Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Perhaps Allah is reading my blogposts? I mentioned abandoning my winter coat for sweaters of spring, but this morning has proven… Continue reading Complete Works
Egghead
Eskişehir, Türkiye Thursday 21 March 2024 “You are an incomparable genius.” (Russian Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna to Peter Carl Fabergé, on receiving her annual egg, 1914) There is a long history of decorated eggs in Russia and pre-Fabergé porcelain eggs had been popular for many years. The first Fabergé egg was made for Tsar Alexander… Continue reading Egghead
The Donkey Trail 1: Dream
He draws breath and pauses on the path with deliberate precision. The ground is dry leaves with patches of deep snow beneath the boughs of mighty oaks. The forest is a maze of shadows. Branches reach out like spikes to stab the unwary. Cold wind whips through the trees, cutting and slicing into his face.… Continue reading The Donkey Trail 1: Dream