From childhood and in adulthood Birthdays and Christmas Days were the most torturous days of the year for me. One in the heart of summer one in the bowls of winter. Each struck like a sickness whose symptoms Read more [...] When a birthday is the worst day of your life.
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From childhood and in adulthood Birthdays and Christmas Days were the most torturous days of the year for me. One in the heart of summer one in the bowls of winter. Each struck like a sickness whose symptoms Read more [...] 
Stop right there. The blog has been public for 10 minutes and your responses have been generous and kind. This one touched me because anything I say about my losses (in the ensuing blog post) pale 
I am in good health. I hope you are too. I’m sharing a bit of news on four online appearances over the next week. All are free and easy to access. Shall we begin.
Iggy Pop, Tilda Swinton Jeremy Irons, 
“Soon dawn appeared and touched the sky with roses” – From Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer's “The Odyssey”.
For ten years between 6am and 10am I have created epithets to dawn 
"Ground control to Major Tom.
Yes Major Tom quite a few of us at Ground Control have been quarantined. Best you stay up there. This is an illustration by Sarah McIntyre on 24th March. That's my 
Thankyou for your generous and frankly heart warming responses to my previous post. I sent it from India. I have been at Jaipur Literature festival and then Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 
It’s December 7th 2019, exactly 100 days since the launch of My Name Is Why at The Edinburgh Book Festival. I have just arrived at Heathrow Airport from a few days filming and performing in Ethiopia.