This Is The Country You Live In.
His daughter, Haley, was to blame. Haley was only three, however, and it is generally considered unreasonable to blame a …
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Interview with Yang Guang and Tian Tian.
[Scene: The Standing Order.] Tychy: So how much time will we have with them? James: They said that they would …
Gripes at the Grapes.
Tychy has never set foot in the Grapes, an “old man’s pub” on Clerk Street, because I like pretty girls …
Tori and Renata.
Women are like drinks – you should never mix them, or else the result is invariably a terrible headache – …
The Weathercock.
I had coffee with my friend Anna in the Metropole café today, and she told me an interesting story. To …
Heebie Jeebies.
Let me take you back several summers to when Marcin was fixated with the pygmies. He had read about the …
Noctes Ambrosianae (17).
[SCENE: Finnegan’s Wake.] Tychy:… you take your life into your hands. Renata once visited a retreat on the Isle of …
A Quote for Burns Night.
“SHEPHERD. You’ve really served up a bonny wee neat bit sooper for three, Mr Awmbrose. I hate, for my ain …
Noctes Ambrosianae (16).
[SCENE: The Cloisters.] Tychy: Out of all of the documents which you have asked me to read in preparation for …
Noctes Ambrosianae (15).
[SCENE: The Standing Order.] Pablo: Ah, the World Cup! James: I’m not really following it… Pablo: But you’re supporting England? …
The Haunted Ball.
I had coffee with my friend Anna in the Bongo Club today, and she told me an interesting story. The …
The Walk.
A block of insurance offices with a fine view of Arthur’s Seat stacked up grandly outside like a wedding cake. …
Foretold with Plant Feeder.
I have many stories in the cellars of my mind – each waits like a bottle of whisky for the …
Noctes Ambrosianae (13). Or: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Kindle.”
[SCENE: The Guildford Arms.] Tychy: Here we are. James [taking beer]: Cheers! Beautiful! Tychy: That mobile phone is even bigger …
Travesty/ I.D.
I was walking with my wife, Polly, on the Meadows this morning when we met Pablo. He was with his …
