My second day as an invigilator and my first stint as ‘The Patroller’. I wanted a cape and mask but was given a clipboard instead. My job was to patrol; to be there if any of the invigilators in 10 … Continue reading You Have 15 Minutes Left
Yesterday was my first day as an exam invigilator. As days go, it was pretty uneventful although I did trap myself in a disabled toilet using nothing more than the power of my mind and the belt from my coat. Luckily I managed to free myself by reverse engineering the power of my mind and the belt from my coat. I was the youngest invigilator by about 200 years. It seems to be a twilight career choice; something to get you out the house when you no longer have a real job to define you. One invigilator seemed to relish … Continue reading You May Begin
David Bishop a.k.a Satan’s meat-suit is a lesbian. He is also annoyingly right. If he hadn’t bitten off all their heads,you would be hearing my chickens coming home to roost. Continue reading You know when you’ve been Bishopped
Italo Calvino for beginners by Jonathan Letham A 12-minute interview with Gore Vidal about Italo Calvino. Worth it for the Hemmingway quote alone: “Hemmingway was a hopeless writer but who would care because you had to know about writing before … Continue reading Italo Calvino Sharing Platter – BYOB
Raking around in the attic I found this little green and white packet: Before you go crazy imagining the scenario in which I walked away with this little packet, let me put your mind at ease. A friend of mine … Continue reading Lost in Translation
Writing the Long Way Around 