I had been fired from my job for a stupid indiscretion and needed to leave town. I packed up my belongings quickly and caught a ride with an acquaintance who wa... Read more
Alison Macleod walks the line between seaside fact and fiction
I confess. I’m a push-over for those little mind-bender moments in life, when reality seems, fleetingly, to wobble – as when life imitates art, and you can’t qu... Read more
David R., Bristol, age 37, on Tess of the d’Urbervilles
'But the bit that gets me is when Tess writes her letter. She just spills out the truth about herself and the next day she’s trying to figure out if Angel Clare has read the thing and if he’ll still marry her.'
Brothers and sisters, we, the interns, are united at last. We stand shoulder to shoulder, our poorly fitting new suits rubbing up against each other, causing st... Read more
