Travels with…

So, this week, we’re going slightly off piste. Rather than it being about a book per se it’s going to be about book locations I have visited. I’m sure this may have limited appeal to some but it really won’t take too long so do bear with. It all begins with a journey. This past …

Chess aka The Royal Game (Schachnovelle), by Stefan Zweig (1942)

Towards the end of A Clockwork Orange there is the memorable scene in which Alex is subjected to Aversion Therapy. He is injected with nausea-inducing drugs, his eyes are pinned open and he is forced to watch images of sex and violence, all the while listening to Beethoven. Without dwelling on The Current Situation too …

Feng shui and conflict

Photo by alleksana on Pexels.com I feng shuied my house last week and it's rather left me bereft. I seem to have run out of momentum for anything else. Perhaps I should clarify. The conflict I had in my life i.e. the mess that seemed to abound out of all control in the kitchen, the …