Life as a retiring academic continues much as it has been. The book I have been writing since shortly after I retired is due to be published in September, but now the US/Canada rights have been sold (hooray) there's more work needed on what we had assumed was the completed manuscript (not so hooray, but… Continue reading Signs that you are getting old
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The joy of bookmarks
When I was a Saturday girl at the local library, I found some pretty bizarre bookmarks, most notably a rasher of (raw) bacon. I never need to get to this level, as I have literally dozens of bookmarks to use. I buy many of my books second-hand, and from time to time select some to… Continue reading The joy of bookmarks
The first time: how to publish in academia
Last week I was asked by someone relatively new to the academic game how they could start publishing. This being 2021, I rapidly realised that I should ask Twitter before answering. I wasn't sure how far my own experience, back in the 1980s, was typical in Arts and Humanities subjects, let alone how it would… Continue reading The first time: how to publish in academia
Dialling 111
Last night we had a call from mum's emergency alarm button people to say she'd fallen and was on the floor. Fortunately we were at home eating our dinner, so whizzed round and were there in an instant. Unlike the previous fall nine months back, she hadn't hurt anything but just couldn't get up without… Continue reading Dialling 111
The retiring academic 