Month: May 2025

by M. Bijman May 20, 2025

Ooh, this one is fabulous!

I’ve just blown my hard-earned money on an unbirthday present to myself: I bought the Taschen edition of Hokusai, whichContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 15, 2025

crime fiction Discussion of film/TV series

From the sublime to the ridiculous: I really hate Reacher Season 3

I love the character of “Jack Reacher”. I love that authors Lee Child (and, lately, Andrew Child) have kept theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 7, 2025

Discussion of writing style Historical texts

How can something sad also be beautiful?

I have lots of quotes from songs, poems and novels floating about in my head, probably taking up space thatContinue Reading

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