It ended with a massive standing ovation that rang on and on, through multiple curtain calls. The atmosphere in the Usher Hall was jubilant, yet sorrowful in turns. The audience simultaneously astonished, stunned, tearful, but also joyous. It had been one of the most remarkable hours of my life, in which not a second wasContinue reading “Fire in my Mouth: a concert performance in Edinburgh”
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The eel
I was walking round the garden just before dusk on All Souls Day, when something at the edge of the pond caught my eye. I immediately thought the predatory heron had been in action and perhaps left behind some part of its prey. A closer inspection showed that the eel which lay there, for suchContinue reading “The eel”
Quotidian 