Folk are always going on about how music isn't as good anymore, or how there wasn't anything to get excited about this year. Horseshit. There was loads. Loads, I tell ya! You just weren't looking–or rather, listening–carefully enough... Anyway, following on from Part One, and in no particular …
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Those Who Can’t Write, Teach
So, November’s over, which means that whole NaNoWriMo thing is over. Someone asked me the other day how it was going. How many words had I done—forty thousand? Fifty? You’ve got to be joking, I thought. I’d have been happy to make it to ten. But I didn’t. Not even close. …
Albums of the Year 2015 – Part One
I’m under no illusions about the fact that very few people give a hoot about the music I listen to. Problem is, I really like music, and I quite like writing about too. Rock, metal, hip-hop, pop... it's all good. Unless, of course, it's not. Among the other things you may or may not need to know is …
Primary school teachers share their favourite books for children
Some kids are natural born readers. Many others develop a love for books because of the time that their parents spend reading with them. For others it starts with a single book that sparks just enough of a reaction to get them to read one more book, and then another, and so on. As a teacher, to …
Strange creatures that come together: The magic of Latin American literature
In Latin America, magic is in our blood. Our history, our days are filled with magic, either for reasons of religious syncretism or for fear of the unknown, or, rather, a great love for surprises. When something inexplicable happens—and in Latin America life itself is inexplicable—that's magic. …