I was looking for inspiration on this cold, wet, October afternoon, when along came the ever astonishing Edna O’Brien. At 82 she is girlish, exuberant, edgy and wise. Her hands dance as she speaks, creating the impression she is using them to help rake up exactly the right word. She leaves the impression that for […]

I’m restless today. I know I need to sit still and just work, and yet I keep remembering one more thing which absolutely must be done before I can really knuckle under. A little while ago it got so desperate I found myself contemplating actually dusting the furniture in the bedroom – with a damp […]