
I love to read, in a way that italicises the word love. There are photos of me aged two with books in the family photo albums. I was one of those kids who read under the quilt with a torch after bedtime. My reading time this year has been scarce, crammed into short evenings and…
Where there is a monster, there is a miracle – Ogden Nash I’ve always liked that quote. I like quotes in general, but that one I like because it a) is about monsters, and I have a fondness for monsters and b) it doesn’t assume that monstrosity is a negative thing. Monsters have always had…