_Jul 9, 20121 min1,114 and countingTonight, in a bar in La Zubia, I shall impart my 1,114th English class. That means that in little under two and a half years I have...
_Apr 4, 20129 minBarcelonaan extract from my forthcoming book, 'The Cats of the River Darro' Dead? Dead at fifty? I can't believe it. It's not fair! Why's it not...
_Nov 17, 20114 minThe Girl Who Is IsabelI used to teach a girl named Isabel. One day, shortly after we'd finished our series of classes, she got onto my bus but it turned out...
_Oct 11, 20114 minReel Around the FountainOne of my pivotal reference points of the 1980s is The Smiths' song Reel Around the Fountain. That's what was playing in the car when we...