Izdihar - Magic Kingdom Escapology

So another trip home ends and this time with sad news whilst standing on the tarmac at Heathrow waiting to disembark. News that a work colleague has met an untimely end to his presence in Saudi Arabia. Whilst I didn't know him all that well, I have… more »

Last evening saw the return to print for Abby Lee a.k.a. Zoe Margolis as the 'Girl with a One Track Mind'. Her new book focuses on what happened after The Times chose to out her and destroy the anonymity she had sought to protect when her original book… more »

There are many things one can learn on a train, firstly how easy it is to doze off in the gently swaying carriages, secondly how much more difficult it is to write in a notebook. Sway as they might, they are considerably less stable than an Airbus A320… more »

This could be interesting, I received an invitation this afternoon to attend a book launch down in London. It is convenient then, that this morning I arrived back in the UK and am therefore able to attend. This will I think make for an interesting piece… more »

Rarely have I had the olfactory experience in an enclosed space, as I have been provided this evening - it's actually gone 04:00 in the morning, but some licence must be allowed at this point. I'm on a plane, I'm always on a plane when I write thus. On… more »

There is virtually nothing about this cartoon that I have not seen for real in my time here, only the guys on the road sign gantry would seem to offer a taste of poetic licence. more »

After creating "21 Things..." a few days back, and I do mean creating, I'm wondering. The mix of reactions I got, mostly challenging the image, suggest that people either have a fairly pre-conceived notion of what it should be (wrong light, not… more »

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With izdihar currently stuck in a holding pattern whilst I work on some stuff behind the scenes (should be good, I promise), I thought I'd give you something good to look and listen to whilst I'm getting things sorted. It's something that came on the… more »