Snowy Delights

Snowy Delights Yes, the weather’s awful and it’s hard if you’re out on the road right now, but Eyal and I are snugly (and just a tad smugly) working from home today! The view from our house is so lovely and so different from usual that we just had to take these pics! Tia Azulay 06Jan2010 Copyright [...]

A transliterate feast with Romeo and Juliet

A transliterate feast with Romeo and Juliet “What are you doing over the festive season?” You often hear this question at this time of the year, but “Taking part in a Shakespeare reading” is not often the answer! It might seem a rather “boffinish” thing to do, as our youngest reader, Lizzi, remarked, but we will [...]

When Orality met Literacy…

When Orality met Literacy… I’m trying hard to articulate for my new business site (still under construction) what exactly it is I do for a living. My clients will be glad that this whimsical meditation probably will not end up on my Home page, but, for some reason, this is what filled that space today! One day, [...]

What is Transliteracy?

What is Transliteracy? Well, theoretically, I should know the answer to this question as this is what I studied in my MA over the past year. I have now graduated (with distinction) with an MA in Creative Writing and New Media from De Montfort University… but I’m still asking! The term was introduced to the UK by [...]

Safety obsession makes UK unsafe for normal people

Safety obsession makes UK unsafe for normal people I was going to post about how uncomfortable it is becoming to live in the UK, because one risks being declared a criminal if one responds spontaneously to a child, whether in greeting, helping, comforting or challenging, … but I’ve just read an article that says it brilliantly. [...]