My well-read friends. At the end of Achebe's Things Falls Apart, Okonkwo kills the court messenger. Achebe writes: "[Okonkwo] sprang to his feet as he saw who it was." He is reacting not just to the messenger, but to who the messenger is, so it could be his estranged son, Nwoye. Thoughts? #books

here is me with one of my 6 cats (and two dogs) to prove I am not a psycho.

What does "prose that sings" mean? Asking because a literary agent was looking for such a thing. My prose (although very fine indeed, I might add) sings like Tom Waits.

If Bronte intended us to believe Cathy when she says 'I am Heathcliff' towards the beginning of the whole Wuthering business couldn't she have at least given us a clue in how they behave towards each other? Re-reading after many years and things seem very different now, or were they always this way

3 Thomas Bernhard novels delivered in a single week. Woohoo! Yay! Get in! As I am sure Bernhard never said. #booksky

‘It shouldn’t be such a fight’: the drama school supporting working-class actors

Plot? In a novel? A series of coat hangers. Still need them.

Found myself writing depressing limericks. Nice clash of form and content! #depressinglimericks. Show me yours and I will show you mine.

A novel, by me, languishing in the unread world somewhat.

Hoping for something chrysostomatic from this new app.