Commonplace - Maria Taylor

I came and I went... So I am about to be walloped with some heavy duty marking tomorrow. A perfect opportunity then to pretend it...

                                   I am very happy to share the news that I’ve been shortlisted for ‘Best Reviewer’ for the Saboteur...

Poets avoiding summer... I t could be said autumn and winter are the poetry seasons. Do I even have to mention Keats and autumn? There...

My retro clock...tonight we're gonna party like it's 1981 Maybe I'm writing this post because it's January and I shou...

Past Life Typical conversation: Person: You're not foreign! Me: Well I don't have a accent and I was born and raised here, ...

Maria Taylor and her new owner, Snibby. Commonplace Blog: What's going on? You never write or call anymore? Maria Taylor: Oh, but y...

All of the above... I am not procrastinating. I am living. I am trying to survive! Nearly five months since my last blog entry and he...

 Benoit Delhomme on Instgram A short post. 2016 is over. 2016 was a strange year and perhaps we'll know what it all meant someday. ...

Subtle hint about content of this entry... Coming back to blog writing after an absence of a few months is like going home after a very...

The finished product...  After a few months of silence, it's become absolutely necessary to update this blog as I have something to ...

If you were taking notes – of course you were – you’ll remember that in May’s blog post I said I’d discuss a Nottingham event. The slick ...