It really is this small a world

AUG 17 — My favourite author —and I finally have one — wrote this in “Anansi Boys”:It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particularly long to learn that for yourself. ...

An analysis of a forgotten diary

AUG 8 — Searching through a drawer, I discovered an old diary I had kept since... well, December 30, 1998. Twelve years ago. When I was 20.Doing what I do for a living, I couldn’t ...

On becoming a statistic

JULY 30 — ‘Twas the middle of the night with the eight came a-speeding;Circling my vehicle they began negotiating;What to take? Who first? Oh let’s rob ‘em two;And off we can go ...

One musical step forward

JULY 21 — I reached over and took her hand, gripping it as together, we unashamedly cried. Our eyes fixed on the stage, we used our free hands to wipe away tears before it ruined ...