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Movie Poster House Tour: Crash (Photo credit: fimoculous) Crash Originally posted on 02/02/2003 in my Diaryland blog. From Martin Amis I read a review by Martin Amis each time I go to the loo;...
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J. G. Ballard, painted portrait DDC_2018 (Photo credit: Abode of Chaos) With a six and four year old sick at home I do little else but supervise their activities, ensure that they are warm, safe, fed...
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Norman Mailer 18/02/2003 I’ve just read ‘Tough Guys Don’t Dance’ by Norman Mailer and ‘Super-Cannes’ by J G Ballard. I’m now back with Mailer: Norman Mailer’s ‘Harlot’s Ghost’ Author’s Note ‘Some good...
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The RGS School Pool, Newcastle. (Where I learnt to swim) The kids had school off yesterday; we’ve all been grizzling for days, not quite well enough to give up; they went to school though I didn’t...
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