Torquemada and the Torturous Literary Puzzle
Latest blog post at Litro.co.uk… It might be a sign of the digital times, or an indicator of economic gloom, but working in a second hand bookshop can be slow. We have many techniques for passing the hours: Theatre-Direction Bingo (works especially well on a Saturday night in the West End), Weirdest Book Title competitions [...]
How To Write A Letter
“All flourishes and twirls should be rigidly avoided; they are vulgar and pointless” is the sound advice which kicks off How Shall I Word It?, a letter writer for men and women on domestic and business subjects published in 1943. There’s a letter for every situation that might crop up in modern life, starting with [...]
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