We are looking at a very large scale social transformation *as a critical part of surviving this* but it is not a communal feel-good transformation of elites. Rather, it's a professionalization of previously menial roles, and a total renegotiation of hospital staff pay and roles

Things must be bad. A German friend and I have been using the Sie form for the last three years. Now they suggest: 'Und jetzt wo Apocalypse ist, koennten wir uns endlich mal duzen?' And now when it's the apocalypse, can we finally use the du form?

This just in...

Funny, been thinking about that line a lot this week too.

If there's a baby boom in 9 months, it'll consist entirely of first-born children.

Being a travel writer in 2020 is like being a... travel writer any other time, really.

“It’s like The Truman Show f***** The Twilight Zone.” Need some escapism? I put up a bunch of my travel stories you can read for free. Here's one about breakaway state/smuggler's den #transnistria - soyoudonthaveto.co.uk/transnistria/

Final two paragraphs of ARUNDHATI ROY’s FT essay today. It’s what we choose

and may we never, ever forget

”Milan is to introduce one of Europe’s most ambitious schemes reallocating street space from cars to cycling and walking, in response to the coronavirus crisis.” theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

11. No matter what they think, say, or protest, what readers really want in a scene is dialogue. Give it to them.

New book! Fiction. Crime. And if you get it today, basically free. People lick eyeballs, someone gets wrapped in bubble wrap. There's a heist. Lots to recommend. Do it - books2read.com/deathofjamesjo…

“No news is bad news,” said Bob, my incompetent estate agent. I was in a warm bath, telephone to my ear, peering through my binoculars at the people who had ruined my street and/or life. #openinglines books2read.com/deathofjamesjo…

My pick of slightly wacky true vicarious travel tales! Anna McNuff Adam Fletcher Ben Aitken Shepherd.com 📚 shepherd.com/best-books/cra…

Another of my sporadic #indieauthor #reviews, as I recently read 'Don't Go There!' by Adam Fletcher, well worth a read, but you can find out more on my #blog at harveycd.wordpress.com/2022/08/01/don…

"This is the story of the love of my life: a 6-foot-2 bald man with an enormous nose. We share a first, middle and last name. I am what’s known as a narcissist." Adam Fletcher [Free to read without a subscription] nytimes.com/2023/04/14/sty…

This is beautiful. nytimes.com/2023/04/14/sty…