The Occasional, issue 1.

Summer reading, James Shapiro, short stories, birdsong.

The Occasional

is for paid subscribers to The Fortnightly, as a modest thank you. But truly, thank you for supporting my writing and thinking. I’m planning to send another Occasional in about a month.

The Fortnightly is always free, and will return after the summer holidays with issue 171 (one or two Occasional things will also appear there).

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Off soon to the beach:

with me, a bunch of books, some of which are on the Kindle. Mostly I read on paper, but the Kindle is particularly handy when travelling, especially when you’re going on a trip with little luggage.

Some books now on my Kindle, and to be selected from: