‘Do you want the bad news or the good news?’ I remember my old man used to spring this question on me sometimes, usually in a context where I knew that both pieces of news would pertain to football.Usually I’d go for the bad news first: so I’d hear, say, that Blackburn had only managedContinue reading “Silver Linings”
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Ready to Launch
I received a final pdf manuscript of The Hotel Hokusai just before Christmas. After reading it through, and having one or two tiny changes to send as feedback, I had a real sense of ‘At last! We’re ready to launch.’ Perhaps this is how space scientists feel, seeing the rocket in position at the launchContinue reading “Ready to Launch”