Journal Aficionado Gifts

'I think I'll write it up for 'The Journal of Controversial Research'.'

"I caution everyone to avoid taking the first field reporter job that comes along."

King Henry and his Cheshire bride

"Well, how do things look from where you sit?"

'Look! The new long awaited, highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing novel by that guy you like.'

Oligarchy

'That large, rolled up newspaper is a reminder - mess up in this office and you'll pay the price.'

"Why don't you ever fetch anything good like a pizza?"

"Are all Brits bisexual, or just the ones who publish their diaries?"

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

'Don't worry, you're safe. I started my diet today.'

Sign in book shop window: 'Critics agree the book is much better than the movie.'

Man Reading Laptop.

Treasure Island Book.

'I'll blurb you if you'll blurb me.'

Junk art/ food/ tv/ music/ amusements/ novels/ views/ life.

Fear of news.

'...Next election voters will have a choice of democrat, republican and 'generic'.'

Ironing Punctuation

'He speaks for our entire generation. Pity he's such a bore...'

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

"Wow. . . is that you, Mr Erdogan. . . Mr Kim Jong-un. . . Mr Putin. . . Mr Maduro. . . Mr. Bin-Salman. . . Mr al-Assad. . ."

'Hey!! What gives, there's nothing but a bunch of squiggly lines on this newspaper.'

My Literary Influences

Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Wait, wait, back up, back up. Who the #!@! is George Orwell?"

'Oh no! Is this a blogger I saw before me?'

Editor.

'Excellent job, Fenwick, especially the part where you employ Magic Realism to fudge third-quarter earnings!'

"...in other news: Google has been admitted to the United Stations..."

"You have to pick the places you don't walk away from."—Joan Didion, Penny, Joan Didion.