Could only fall asleep if she had her tiny bottle of radium next to her bed
hello, The first of these newsletters under Labour. Things can only get better. We’ve just got back from a bougie bit of inter-railing around Europe. We...
Fireweed
hello, hello, like and unsubscribe Interesting happened! I think it was good. Huge thanks for coming. We’ll do it again next year. Watch this space. All five...
Slack elastic
hello, Not long now to Interesting. There are still some tickets left. Come on, it’ll be a lovely evening. Honest. (And don’t forget. You’d be mad not to...
A fat quince on the dashboard of his Triumph Herald
hello, Have you got your Interesting ticket yet? If you're going to get one, please get it now, it'll make me less anxious. If you need some persuading ask...
A therapeutic alliance
How do you do? Here, at least, for 40 days and 40 nights, a hard rain has been falling. But now, there's a small spot of sunlight on the wall opposite me, so...
People slashed in specific patterns
Greetings, Full marks everyone, January is in the rearview mirror. Nothing but blue skies from now on. But before we move on, go back and read Anne's advent...
Unable
Greetings, New Year, new sletter. I am especially motivated by the fact that Jan 1 fell on a Monday this year. New beginnings! I love all that stuff. I am...
Love is the opening door
Good evening, Hope you're well. Our family has been ending the day with an episode of the Little House on the Prairie. If Netflix were going to do a...
Top collector
hello, We've had the ado. I can do no better than copy Ben's own introduction: "Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the...
Guitar = sourdough
hello, Some of you bought my book. Possibly all of you. You're very kind. Thank you. It's the first of October, so I'm writing this in the midst of my first...
Powered by human tears
hello, Big news - you only have a few days left to pre-order my book. After 7 September you'll just have to order it. Book promotion norms have fallen apart...
Conglomerate and vivid
Unsubscribe. Not so much a programme, more a way of life. How do you do? I think I missed last month. Sorry. Lots going on. Lots going on this month too but...
Too useful and mundane
Unsubscribe. It's the right thing to do. How do you do? I have been extensively holidaying the last couple of weeks. Sitting on trains, in squares and by...
Get mixed with Bartleby the Scrivener
Unsubscribe supertunica How do you do? Let's crack on. (1) Two of my favourite writers on status, fashion, culture and aesthetics. Very good. (2) The writer...
Dangling in the smallest room
Unsubscribe AF How do you do? I finished writing the Do Interesting book yesterday. For some definition of finished. So I'm a little written-out and this...
Land yachting
Unsubscribe AF. How do you do? (Just so you know, there's a mention of suicide in one of the quotes below) I'm meant to be writing a book. And I'm due to...
Happy Septuagesima
Unsubscribe now. It's like spring cleaning for your mind. How do you do? (1) This is Stanley Fish writing about Annie Dillard writing about writing: "In her...
Spending my winter on the moon
Unsubscribe. There's no time. hello, I love a good format and this time of year is brimming with them. There's Tom Whitwell's brilliant 52 Things I Learned....
Everyone declined
Unsubscribe. You know you want to. hello Suddenly, a couple of weeks ago, I remembered that one of the things I find most fun in life is just sharing stuff,...
Honest, helpful, kind
Unsubscribe. You know you want to. hello Suddenly, a couple of weeks ago, I remembered that one of the things I find most fun in life is just sharing stuff,...