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My world travels
November 14th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Our recent holiday in Iran brings the number of countries that I have visited to 53. You can see a map of the countries visited and a list of them here.
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Ou holiday in Iran
November 14th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A week ago, Vee and I returned from a wonderful week’s holiday in Iran. I have now written up a full account of the trip which you can read here. Later I will add a selection of photographs.
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Happy birthday Vee
November 13th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
My wife Vee – who is not at all sensitive about her age – is 65 today. When we married she was only 38, so we’re growing old together which is a comfortable feeling. Vee has a twin sister who is much more concerned about her age. Miraculously she claims not to be be 60 […]
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My short story writing course (3)
November 12th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
My short story writing course at the City Lit has now been running for eight weeks, although I have only been able to attend on five occasions. In recent weeks, we’ve been looking at the issue of the point of view (POV) of the narrator. Basically there are two choices. One option is the first […]
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Nothing lasts forever (1)
November 11th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
For the past 25 years, I’ve lived in the same semi-detached house in north-west London. Even though we live in a major capital city, it has not felt like it because at the bottom of our garden is a spinney with some huge trees. However, the largest – a horse chestnut standing about 60 feet […]
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My “Thought For The Week”
November 10th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Today I added the 1,500th e-mail address to the circulation list for my “Thought For The Week”. I have been sending out these thoughts every Sunday for over 10 years to a growing number of people all around the world. If you would like to know what kind of thoughts I’ve been circulating, check out […]
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My 13th short story
November 7th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Before I went on holiday to Iran, I drafted my 13th short story. Since returning, I’ve finalised it and posted it on my web site. It’s called “The Away Day”. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
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Back from Iran
November 7th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I returned home this morning from our week’s holiday in Iran. We had a wonderful time. All went well and we had no political problems, although we were in the country for the 30th anniversary of the taking of the American Embassy hostages. More so than any other country I’ve visited – and […]
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Iran – here we come
October 21st, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Today I collected our visas and tickets from Cox & Kings for our forthcoming holiday in Iran. I’ve already read two books on the history of Iran. Another thing I do before each trip abroad is to check out my own advice on “How To Travel Wisely”.
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The perils of being a writer
October 17th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
In an article in today’s “Guardian”, writer Lionel Shriver explains how basing her fifth novel on her own family proved disasterous for familial relationships. All writers face the problem that inevitably they will draw on the lives of people they know – perhaps most especially their own – but one does not want to cause […]
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