Sep 8, 2010
Kullu 3am wa antum bi khair*
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this concept somewhere before, Nando’s perhaps? I hope you like this adaptation. It’s something of a Mayet family tradition to have prawns for Eid supper. What are your standing menus? Click here for some tips on how to deal with the feast’s aftermath. *May every year find you in Goodness... read more
Sep 6, 2010
where from?
We shuffle in to the room, our tracks muddy from the stereotype milking; of course, it has to be the charous who are late. Ushered to the side, we take our place holding up the wall and a roll-up banner announcing that this is the M&G Literary Festival. When given chairs, I try to maneuver as discreetly as possible, contorting myself into that jig one... read more
Aug 29, 2010
30 Notebooks Giveaway (all gone)
Update: All 30 notebooks have been given away. Recipients will be emailed re:postage/delivery details. I have an irrational philia for notebooks. Large stacks loom on my desk; blank and anticipant. Sometimes, I feel I don’t have the reserves to fill them, but still, I keep buying them; out of some strain of optimism and faith that my brain will... read more
Aug 25, 2010
A bit of a bastard
I always thought I’d be writing books, not designing them. My first reaction on seeing the announcement was, “Nee vok.” I have no idea why I was channeling an Afrikaans man at something-past-eleven this morning. I was so chuffed at making the short-list, that I sketched out no scenarios beyond having my design right up there alongside the... read more
Aug 23, 2010
A bit of the same ‘ol same ‘ol
For a long time, things have been kind of cluttering up around here; fiction fried up with food, poetry jamming along with n00b executions and bits of carby-blogging in between. While the idea of having all my stuff in one place seemed sensible at the time, it now feels like chyme; chewed up and sludgey. So, I’m going back to the old formula: Food... read more
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