November 2013

Hurry Up And Slow Down

I often cringe when I hear myself saying how quickly time flies, deeply aware that as a child it was he sort of thing I hated hearing adults say. But they did. All of the time. And I didn’t understand, couldn’t understand, because when we’re little it seems that time …

Department of Redundancy Department

If at one in the morning you call your own phone number to check your voicemail, it’s a really good idea to make sure you dial carefully. Because that series of numbers must remain in a specific order. Area code, too. After the fifth ring and no voicemail pickup, you …

Alexandra Read: Karma Gone Bad

When I was eight, we almost moved to India while my father was making a film. Months in Jaipur followed by a few more in London. Everything was being planned when a WHO emergency travel advisory brought things to a halt. Suddenly, the idea of taking a five and eight-year-old …

five great things someone else said, vol 45

I am a list maker. A planner. It’s the way I keep the juggle of scriptwriting and writing in script, of writing and editing and calligraphy and photography (well, less photography these days) - all of the bits and pieces of my creative life - it’s the only way to …

five great things someone else said, vol 44

Some days when I’m stressing over the big things, I need to think about all the little bits and pieces that make it whole. That make it funnier. More inspiring. More interesting. In just the last week alone, I’ve realized that: If you bake allergy free, it’s a good idea …