Next week I’m going to Ladakh for a travel gig. Me neither — never heard of it. So I heaved…

Next week I’m going to Ladakh for a travel gig. Me neither — never heard of it. So I heaved…

I took the only spare chair on the terrace of the Modern bar, one of four bars on this Provençal…

I took the only spare chair on the terrace of the Modern bar, one of four bars on this Provençal…

At 11 p.m. I sneaked away from my boy’s wedding party to my ground-floor accommodation in the hotel to write…

At 11 p.m. I sneaked away from my boy’s wedding party to my ground-floor accommodation in the hotel to write…

After the death by boredom of the slow traffic jam, the agricultural-show field was an assault on the senses. The…

After the death by boredom of the slow traffic jam, the agricultural-show field was an assault on the senses. The…

We returned to the house early the next morning, on the way pleading special permission to pass through the police…

We returned to the house early the next morning, on the way pleading special permission to pass through the police…

I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…

I sat down at the metal table on the shaded terrace to write a column. In front, ripening vines receding…

One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…

One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…

I walked into the bar and there was Trev standing in front of a giant screen showing Germany v. Italy…

I walked into the bar and there was Trev standing in front of a giant screen showing Germany v. Italy…

On referendum day, my mother leaned on my arm for support and we walked slowly and carefully up the steps…