31 October 2009
Lucy Vickery
Lucy Vickery
In Competition No. 2619 you were invited to submit a short fable culminating in a mangled aphorism. The fabulous theme of this comp is a salute to Jaspistos, celebrated translator…
Jack pipped Mohammed as the most popular boy’s name for…
I’ve been reading a most interesting book. It’s all about…
Pity the poor undergraduate who falls into the clutches of…
Much to my annoyance, and yours, I know, language changes.…
Taxi-drivers tell you all sorts of myths about history. (‘Yes,…
Errors stick like burrs. Forty years ago, Jimi Hendrix played…
Q. I am in the lower sixth at school. The…
Q. The other night I met someone with whom I…
Q. I recently went to a birthday dinner. The tables…
Q. We are in the habit of entertaining guests from…
Q. A close, though fairly new, friend of mine is…
Q. Can you please advise. If you have been invited…
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