Old paper (I) Published on June 3, 2025June 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The archives How long do books last? Read More
Time is against us Published on March 18, 2025March 16, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Human scales The universe is often an obstacle to science fiction. Read More
Spoken or written Published on March 11, 2025March 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Proper language The two aspects sometimes sit uneasily together. Read More
Handwriting Published on February 4, 2025February 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Legibility The old-fashioned art still has some use. Read More
Genre fiction Published on January 14, 2025January 12, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Choosing books How do you encourage people to read? Read More
Christmas cards (II) Published on December 10, 2024December 8, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Chronicles Including the unimportant is important. Read More
Christmas cards Published on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Staying in touch How many people do you actually see regularly? Read More
Unimportant history Published on September 17, 2024September 16, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Obscure biography A book about someone we’d never heard of turns out to be unexpectedly interesting. Read More
Getting the stars right Published on August 13, 2024August 12, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Does it matter? We wonder how careful a fiction author really needs to be. Read More
Responsibility Published on July 23, 2024July 21, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The passive voice Sometimes it’s hard to work out who is responsible. It’s only going to get harder. Read More