St Cuthbert’s Way
Like a lot of people, I have found my travel plans shredded by the Covid outbreak. And I have been taking comfort in the words of a nineteenth century walker…
So sad to hear of the death of Rudy Anaya
I was deeply saddened this morning to hear that that my dear friend, teacher and mentor Rudolfo Anaya, the Chicano novelist, has died aged 83. I met Rudy in…
The cowboy looked me up and down. ‘What did ya, lose a bet?’ he asked.
So Labor Day has come and gone. Despite being preoccupied with Brexit, and the unseemly behaviour of the grotesque toffs that have infested British politics, I did note the passing…
Hiking in the Balkans
Back from a tough assignment, a week-long hike along sections of the Via Dinarica in Croatiaand Bosnia. This was a guided hike. Having never visited the region, we feared the…