Wrestling Emily Dickinson

Tonight I start sorting out a set list and rehearsing for the gig at Black Flame Books in Heaton next Saturday. It's a tricky business....

Last night I went out for a night out with my old Borders compadres. It was pretty fun, as these things go, but I made a terrible mistake. W...

Here's an interesting idea from sci-fi author Justine Larbalestier: mansplaining.  Mansplaining is when men explain things to women whic...

I don't know, love, I wasn't actually there, as I was unable to pay a Queen's ransom for an East Coast Rail Ticket. Fortunately...

A few weeks ago, somebody died. Usually when I write about people dying, it's because I think their deaths were a tragic loss. But in th...

Roz Kaveney has posted a link at her LJ blog showing exactly how Julie Bindel's view of the world deviates from that of the reality-base...

In a couple of entries this past week I've written about how some people, whether newspaper opinion columnists or comedians, create a cl...