“How do you write so clearly?” somebody asked me recently. Clearly, me? Do I? Well, yes, I suppose I do, but it’s not because I’ve got some secret that nobody else has access to. I didn’t climb a mountain and […]

It’s been a while since I let pictures take the place of words, so here we go again with Copycam. It’s my occasional series on copy that’s caught my eye and addled my brain, captured with my trusty Nokia (still […]

OK, let’s jump on in. Oh you thought there’d be a witty intro, a scene-setting anecdote, did you? You thought you could just sit back and enjoy the ride? Well you can, in just a moment. But first, here’s a […]

This week, I’ve decided to papillonner. Yes, I know I’ve advised against using foreign words, but this is different (no, really). Papillon is French for butterfly, and papillonner is what they do: they butterfly. They flit randomly from one thing […]

I’ve been framing, focusing and snapping again, as part of my Copycam series. With my mobile-phone-that’s-really-a-camera, I’ve found some gems. And this first one shows just how critical it is to proofread. Sometimes, you need to do it more than once, as there’s […]